Marumba
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Marumba is a genus within the butterfly family of swarmers (Sphingidae).
features
The front wings of the moths are sand-colored, brown or gray, have transverse lines and a serrated outer edge. The tip of the hind wings is rounded. The proboscis is reduced to two separate lobes and has no function. The antennae of the males have elongated bristle hairs, the last antenna segment is short. The abdomen has no broad scales on the back , but is heavily covered with fine thorns. The tibiae are prickly, but those of the hind legs lack the central pair of spurs. The tarsi are strong, the thorns form a more or less comb-shaped row on the underside. The proportional length of the veins D2 and D3 of the hind wings is variable, but D2 is never twice as long as D3, sometimes even shorter than D3.
In proportion to the size of the moths, the eggs are very large, oval and pale whitish-green in color, occasionally with brownish spots.
The caterpillars are green and have a rough, finely pustulated body surface. The animals have yellow or white diagonal stripes on the side, which give them a resemblance to caterpillars of the genus Smerinthus . The anal horn is straight or slightly curved and has a granular structure. Young caterpillars have a pronounced hump behind the head.
The pupae are wrinkled, shiny and have a strong resemblance to pupae of the genus Smerinthus , but have two prominent elevations at the front. The proboscis cannot be seen. The cremaster is short and wide and usually has two points.
Way of life
The caterpillars feed mainly on shrubs and trees from the walnut family (Juglandaceae), rose family (Rosaceae), laurel family (Lauraceae), mallow family (Malvaceae) and beech family (Fagaceae).
Systematics
19 species from the Palearctic and Oriental are known, only one, the oak hawk ( Marumba quercus ), is native to the west of the Palearctic.
- Marumba amboinicus (C. Felder, 1861)
- Marumba cristata (Butler, 1875)
- Marumba diehli Roesler & Küppers, 1975
- Marumba dyras (Walker, 1865)
- Marumba fenzelii Mell, 1937
- Marumba gaschkewitschii (Bremer & Gray, 1853)
- Marumba harutai Eitschberger & Ihle, 2012
- Marumba indicus (Walker, 1856)
- Marumba jankowskii (Oberthür, 1880)
- Marumba juvencus Rothschild & Jordan, 1912
- Marumba maackii (Bremer, 1861)
- Marumba nympha Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Marumba poliotis Hampson, 1907
- Oak hawk Marumba quercus (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Marumba saishiuana Okamoto, 1924
- Marumba spectabilis (Butler, 1875)
- Marumba sperchius (Ménétriés, 1857)
- Marumba tigrina Gehlen, 1936
- Marumba timora Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. AR Pittaway, accessed April 26, 2008 .
- ^ Marumba Moore, 1882. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory, accessed June 28, 2015 .
- ^ Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. AR Pittaway, accessed December 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Marumba. Fauna Europaea, accessed April 26, 2008 .
