Marumba quercus
Appearance
Oak hawk-moth | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 (oak hawk-moth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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.
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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
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
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