Marumba quercus

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.

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

Distribution

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

Description

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

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  Female
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  Female underside
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  Male
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  Male underside

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  Caterpillar
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  Eggs

Biology

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

References

1. "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