Marumba spectabilis

Marumba spectabilis, the rosey swirled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.

Marumba spectabilis
From Borneo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Marumba
Species:	M. spectabilis
Binomial name
Marumba spectabilis (Butler, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
Triptogon spectabilis Butler, 1875 Marumba spectabilis chinensis Mell, 1922 Marumba spectabilis tonkini Clark, 1933

Distribution

It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi).^[2]

Description

The wingspan is 94–118 mm. It is more rufous brown than other Marumba species.

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  Male dorsal
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  Male ventral

Biology

There are three generations per year in northern Guangdong.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Meliosma rigida.^[3]

Subspecies

• Marumba spectabilis spectabilis
• Marumba spectabilis malayana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Sundaland)

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  Male M. s. malayana, dorsal view
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  Male M. s. malayana, ventral view