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Marumba indicus (Walker, 1856)
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Marumba indicus
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Marumba indicus (Walker, 1856): Bombax spp. (Bombacaceae), Grewia spp., Helicteres spp., Sterculia spp. (Malvaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
List of Marumba Moore, known from India.
Marumba cristata (Butler, 1875), Himachal Pradesh (Smetacek, 2004), Karnataka (Melicharetal.,2012), Punjab (Pathiana et al., 2014), Sikkim (Raina and Khan, 2017).
Marumba dyras (Walker, 1856), Karnataka (Ghoparde et al., 2013), Punjab (Pathiana et al., 2014), Tamil Nadu (Iyer and Kitching, 2019).
Marumba gaschkewitschii irata (Joicey and Kaye, 1917), Himalayan region (Sanyal et al., 2018).
Marumba indicus (Walker, 1856), Karnataka (Ghoparde et al., 2013), Maharashtra (Subhalakshmi et al., 2011).
Marumba irata Joicey & Kaye, 1917, Manipur, Nagaland (Vaidya et al., 2015).
Marumba juvencus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912), Jammu and Kashmir (Ganai et al., 2020).
Marumba nympha Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Karnataka (Ghoparde et al., 2013),Kerala (Mathew et al., 2018), Maharashtra (Subhalakshmi et al., 2011),Tamil Nadu (Iyer and Kitching, 2019).
Marumba poliotis Hampson, 1911, Karnataka (Kitching, I.J. 2020), Maharashtra (Subhalakshmi et al., 2011).
Marumba saishiuana Okamoto, 1924, Nagaland (Kitching et al. (2017).
Marumba sperchius (Ménétriés, 1857), Uttarakhand (Sondhi and Sondhi, 2016), Nepal.
Marumba cristata (Butler, 1875), Himachal Pradesh (Smetacek, 2004), Karnataka (Melicharetal.,2012), Punjab (Pathiana et al., 2014), Sikkim (Raina and Khan, 2017).
Marumba dyras (Walker, 1856), Karnataka (Ghoparde et al., 2013), Punjab (Pathiana et al., 2014), Tamil Nadu (Iyer and Kitching, 2019).
Marumba gaschkewitschii irata (Joicey and Kaye, 1917), Himalayan region (Sanyal et al., 2018).
Marumba indicus (Walker, 1856), Karnataka (Ghoparde et al., 2013), Maharashtra (Subhalakshmi et al., 2011).
Marumba irata Joicey & Kaye, 1917, Manipur, Nagaland (Vaidya et al., 2015).
Marumba juvencus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912), Jammu and Kashmir (Ganai et al., 2020).
Marumba nympha Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Karnataka (Ghoparde et al., 2013),Kerala (Mathew et al., 2018), Maharashtra (Subhalakshmi et al., 2011),Tamil Nadu (Iyer and Kitching, 2019).
Marumba poliotis Hampson, 1911, Karnataka (Kitching, I.J. 2020), Maharashtra (Subhalakshmi et al., 2011).
Marumba saishiuana Okamoto, 1924, Nagaland (Kitching et al. (2017).
Marumba sperchius (Ménétriés, 1857), Uttarakhand (Sondhi and Sondhi, 2016), Nepal.
References:
- OD: Smerinthus indicus Walker, 1856. List. Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. 8: 254.
- Triptogon indicum Butler, 1881. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Musuem, Vol 5, pg 13, Pl LXXXI fig 2. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114026#page/31/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114026#page/99/mode/1up
- Bell, T.R.D & F. B. Scott. 1937. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 5. Taylor & Francis, London. Sphingidae 537p - 1 folding map - 15 pl. Pg 189, #46.
- Melichar, T., J. Haxaire, M. Rezác & H. B. Manjunatha. 2018. A field guide to Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of the state of Karnataka, India. Published by Ekoloicke centrum Orlov, o.p.s, Orlov 79, 26101 Pribram, Czech Republic.. Pg. 45.
- http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1865 [accessed 27 September 2020]
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=101175 [accessed 27 September 2020]
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Marumba indicus (Walker, 1856). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/357376/Marumba-indicus
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