MARUMBA CRISTATA BUKAIANA Clark, 1937 -- Common striped hawkmoth

Female Marumba cristata bukaiana. Photo: © NHMUK Male Marumba cristata bukaiana. Photo: © NHMUK

TAXONOMY

Marumba cristata bukaiana Clark, 1937, Proc. New Engl. zool. Club 16: 31. Type locality: Formosa [Taiwan, Nantou Hsien], Bukai.


ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION

Wingspan: 90-105mm.


Adult Marumba cristata bukaiana, Taiwan. Photo: © Felix Lin.

ADULT BIOLOGY


FLIGHT-TIME

Taiwan: iii-v (Kaohsiung Hsien); iv (Nantou Hsien); vi (Nantou Hsien); ix (??Sunlinksea).


EARLY STAGES

OVUM:

LARVA:


First-instar larva of Marumba cristata bukaiana, Taiwan. Photo: © Stefan Wils. Mature larva of Marumba cristata bukaiana (blue-grey form), Mt. Daluenwei, Neihu, Taipei City, Taiwan. Photo: © Shipher Wu. Mature larva of Marumba cristata bukaiana (green form), Mt. Daluenwei, Neihu, Taipei City, Taiwan. Photo: © Shipher Wu.

PUPA:

Larval hostplants. On Cinnamomum kotoense, Cryptocarya concinna, Litsea hypophaea, Machilus japonica, Machilus thunbergii, Machilus zuihoensis and Neolitsea aciculata.


PARASITOIDS


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

Taiwan: Hualien Hsien (Taroko National Park); Nantou Hsien (Bukai; Jenai; Lushan Spa, 1200m; Feng-Huang Nature Education Area); Kaohsiung Hsien (Shanping, 640m); Taipei (Neihu); Taipei Hsien (Fushan); ??Sunlinksea, 1650m; Yilan Hsien (Fushan Botanical Garden).


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Endemic to Taiwan.


Global distribution of Marumba cristata bukaiana. Map: © NHMUK.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION


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