Sphingidae Smerinthinae Smerinthini Laothoe populi Mimas tiliae
Marumba quercus ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Oak Hawk-moth

Genus: Marumba Moore, [1882]   Original genus: Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758

Synonims (genus):
   Burrowsia Tutt, 1902
   Kayeia Tutt, 1902
   Sichia Tutt, 1902
  Synonims (species):
   denisii Fuessly, 1779
   mesopotamica Bang-Haas O., 1938
   schirasi Bang-Haas O., 1938

M. quercus (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Manziana (Roma), Italy, July 1993
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. quercus (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), Riano (Roma), Italy, July 1990
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. quercus (© Daniel Morel)
Adult (male), Saint-Martin de Londres (34), Pic St.Loup, France, May 16, 2005
(Photo by Daniel Morel)
M. quercus (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Riano (Roma), Italy, August 1990
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. quercus (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva (third instar), Manziana (Roma), Italy, July 1992
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

Foodplants:
Quercus

To know more about:
A.R. Pittaway - Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic - Marumba quercus page

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