MARUMBA MAACKII OCHREATA Mell, 1935 -- Manchurian hawkmoth

Male Marumba maackii ochreata. Photo: © NHMUK. Male Marumba maackii ochreata. Photo: © NHMUK. Male Marumba maackii ochreata, Tianmu Shan, Zhejiang, China: leg. Mell, 1937. Photo: © Tony Pittaway, SIES

TAXONOMY

Marumba maacki [sic] ochreata Mell, 1935, Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 20: 351. Type locality: China, Chekiang [Zhejiang], East Tien mo shan [Tianmu Shan], near Lin, 30.1°N 119.4°E, 1500-1600m.


ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION


ADULT BIOLOGY


FLIGHT-TIME

China: 25.v-17.vii (Zhejiang).


EARLY STAGES

OVUM:

LARVA:

PUPA:

Larval hostplants. Unknown, but probably species of Tilia; at least four species are known from the Tianmu Shan.


PARASITOIDS


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

China: Zhejiang (Tianmu Shan, 1500-1600m); Yunnan (near Weixi).


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Endemic to the mountains of central-southen China.


Global distribution of Marumba maackii ochreata. Map: © NHMUK.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION


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