''Marumba gaschkewitschii'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by

Otto Vasilievich Bremer Otto Vasilievich Bremer (died 11 November 1873) was a Russian naturalist and entomologist. He wrote: *''Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Nödrlichen China's'' (1853) with Vasilii Fomich Grey (William Grey). *"Neue Lepidopteren aus Ost-Sibir ...

and William (Wasilii) Grey in 1853. It is found in eastern Asia (see subspecies section).

Description

The wingspan is 70–92 mm. Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron MHNT CUT 2010 0 51 female 奥新保 Okushinbo Japan dorsal.jpg, Female ''M. g. echephron'' Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron MHNT CUT 2010 0 51 female 奥新保 Okushinbo Japan ventral.jpg, Female ''M. g. echephron'', underside Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron MHNT CUT 2010 0 51 Male dorsal.jpg, Male ''M. g. echephron'' Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron MHNT CUT 2010 0 51 Male ventral.jpg, Male ''M. g. echephron'', underside

Biology

Adults are on wing from mid-May to late August in Korea. There are one to three generations per year. Larvae have been recorded on ''

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'' and various '' Malus'', '' Prunus'' and ''

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'' species. It is considered a pest on '' Prunus mume''. Most host plants are from the family

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, but there are also records for subspecies ''M. g. irata'' feeding on '' Salix''. There are also confirmed records on '' Ziziphus mauritiana'' and ''

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''.

Subspecies

*''Marumba gaschkewitschii gaschkewitschii'' (lowlands of eastern China, from Beijing and Shandong south to the Yangtze River) *''Marumba gaschkewitschii complacens'' (central and south-eastern China, from Ningxia and Shaanxi south to Sichuan, then east to Shanghai, Zhejiang and Fujian and south through Guangdong, Hong Kong and Guangxi to northern Vietnam) *''Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron'' (Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima, Yakushima)) *''Marumba gaschkewitschii carstanjeni'' (south-eastern Russian Far East, Khabarovsk Kray, Kamchatka; Primorskiy Kray, Korean Peninsula, north-eastern China, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Beijing) *''Marumba gaschkewitschii irata'' (Nepal, through north-eastern India and southern Tibet to Yunnan and northern Vietnam) *''Marumba gaschkewitschii gressitti'' (Nantou Hsien, Puli, Hualien Hsien, Taroko National Park) *''Marumba gaschkewitschii discreta'' (Transbaikalia, Chita (Edinenie, Onon River), central and western Mongolia (Hovd Province), Övö-Hangaj Province (Hovd), Vostochnyy Aimak) Marumba gaschkewitschii gressitti MHNT CUT 2010 0 61 Wu She Taiwan female dorsal.jpg, Female ''M. g. gressitti'' Marumba gaschkewitschii gressitti MHNT CUT 2010 0 61 Wu She Taiwan female ventral.jpg, Female ''M. g. gressitti'', underside Marumba gaschkewitschii carstanjeni MHNT CUT 2010 0 123 Harbin Heilongjiang China dorsal.jpg, Male ''M. g. carstanjeni'' Marumba gaschkewitschii carstanjeni MHNT CUT 2010 0 123 Harbin Heilongjiang China ventral.jpg, Male ''M. g. carstanjeni'', underside Marumba gaschkewitschii gressitti MHNT CUT 2010 0 61 Taiwan male dorsal.jpg, Male ''M. g. gressitti'' Marumba gaschkewitschii gressitti MHNT CUT 2010 0 61 Taiwan male ventral.jpg, Male ''M. g. gressitti'', underside

References

External links

* Marumba Moths described in 1853 Moths of Japan {{Smerinthini-stub