Marumba gaschkewitschii

Marumba gaschkewitschii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Marumba
Species:	M. gaschkewitschii
Binomial name
Marumba gaschkewitschii (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
Synonyms
Smerinthus gaschkewitschii Bremer & Grey, 1853 Marumba gaschkevitshi Kuznetsova, 1906 Marumba omei Clark, 1936 Marumba fortis Jordan, 1929 Smerinthus heynei Austaut, 1892 Smerinthus maasseni Staudinger, 1892 Triptogon roseipennis Butler, 1875 Marumba gaschkewitschii coreana Clark, 1937 Marumba gaschkewitschii koreumba Bryk, 1946 Smerinthus gaschkewitschii carstanjeni Staudinger, 1887 Smerinthus gaschkewitschii complacens Walker, 1865 Smerinthus gaschkewitschii echephron Boisduval, 1875

Marumba gaschkewitschii is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in eastern Asia (see subspecies section).

The wingspan is 70–92 mm.

Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron ♂ MHNT

Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron ♂ △ MHNT

Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron ♀ MHNT

Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron ♀ △ MHNT

Adults are on wing from mid May to late August in Korea. There are one to three generations per year.

Larvae have been recorded on Eriobotrya japonica and various Malus, Prunus and Pyrus species. It is considered a pest on Prunus mume. Most hostplant are from the Rosaceae family, but there are also records for ssp. irata feeding on Salix. There is also a confirmed records on Ziziphus mauritiana and Prunus armeniaca.

Marumba gaschkewitschii carstanjeni ♂ MHNT

Marumba gaschkewitschii carstanjeni ♂ △ MHNT

Marumba gaschkewitschii gressitti ♂ MHNT

Marumba gaschkewitschii gressitti ♂ △ MHNT

Marumba gaschkewitschii gressitti ♀ MHNT

Marumba gaschkewitschii gressitti ♀ △ MHNT

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