Marumba saishiuana is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.

Marumba saishiuana
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Marumba
Species:
M. saishiuana
Binomial name
Marumba saishiuana
Okamoto, 1924[1]
Synonyms
  • Marumba fujinensis Zhu & Wang, 1997
  • Marumba spectabilior Mell, 1935

Distribution edit

It is known from south-eastern China, southern South Korea, Japan (Tsushima Island), northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and Taiwan.

Description edit

The wingspan is 75–85 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in Korea.

Subspecies edit

  • Marumba saishiuana saishiuana (south-eastern China, southern South Korea, Japan (Tsushima Island), northern Thailand and northern Vietnam)[2]
  • Marumba saishiuana formosana Matsumura, 1927 (Taiwan)[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Marumba saishiuana saishiuana Okamoto, 1924". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Marumba saishiuana formosana Matsumura, 1927". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.