Marumba saishiuana

Marumba saishiuana is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.

Marumba saishiuana
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Marumba
Species:
M. saishiuana
Binomial name
Marumba saishiuana
Okamoto, 1924[1]
Synonyms
  • Marumba fujinensis Zhu & Wang, 1997
  • Marumba spectabilior Mell, 1935

Distribution

It is known from south-eastern China, southern South Korea, Japan (Tsushima Island), northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and Taiwan.

Description

The wingspan is 75–85 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in Korea.

  • Female dorsal
  • Female ventral

Subspecies
  • Marumba saishiuana saishiuana (south-eastern China, southern South Korea, Japan (Tsushima Island), northern Thailand and northern Vietnam)[2]
  • Marumba saishiuana formosana Matsumura, 1927 (Taiwan)[3]

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Marumba saishiuana saishiuana Okamoto, 1924". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Marumba saishiuana formosana Matsumura, 1927". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.


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