Marumba quercus
| Oak hawk-moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Marumba |
| Species: | M. quercus
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| Binomial name | |
| Marumba quercus | |
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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 slightly 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.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marumba quercus. |
- 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 17 December 2018
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- Marumba
- Moths described in 1775
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of Asia
- Taxa named by Michael Denis
- Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller
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