Marumba quercus

Oak hawk-moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Marumba
Species:	M. quercus
Binomial name
	Marumba quercus; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
	Sphinx quercus Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Sphinx denisii Fuessly, 1779; Marumba quercus brunnescens Rebel, 1910; Marumba quercus canescens (Closs, 1922); Marumba quercus costimaculata (O. Bang-Haas, 1938); Marumba quercus mesopotamica O. Bang-Haas, 1938; Marumba quercus pallescens (Closs, 1922); Marumba quercus pallida (Vilarrubia, 1973); Marumba quercus schirasi O. Bang-Haas, 1938;

Marumba quercus, the oak hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

Distribution

It is found in southern Europe, North Africa, the Near East and Mesopotamia.

Description

The wingspan is 85–125 mm. The female is somewhat larger than the male.

Female
Female underside
Male
Male underside

Caterpillar
Eggs

Biology

The larvae feed on oak species, primarily species with dry leaves such as cork oak and holm oak.

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References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

External links

Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Marumba Moore, [1882]". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
"06817 Marumba quercus ([Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Eichenschwärmer"]. Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved December 17, 2018

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.