Marumba irata Joicey and Kaye, 1917

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek, 2021, Checklist of the family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from Shirui Hills, Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 173-194 : 177

2. Marumba irata Joicey and Kaye, 1917 - Puce Swirled Hawkmoth ( Figure 2 : B)

1917. Marumba irata Joicey and Kaye, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (Ser. 8), 20 (118): 305.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 1 (25.1264ºN 94.4357ºE), 1930 m asl ,

23.vii.2019 - 1♂, IJ1428, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 86 mm. forewing length: 45 mm.

Distribution: India: Manipur, Nagaland ( Vaidya et al., 2015); Sikkim ( Sanyal et al., 2018). Elsewhere: northern Vietnam ( Kitching and Spitzer, 1995); Myanmar, China ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020).

Larval hostplants: Unknown in India.

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of Marumba gaschkewitschii (Bremer and Grey, 1853) , but reinstated as a species by Eitschberger (2012). We proposed the common name of this hawkmoth as Puce Swirled Hawkmoth, “Puce” being the distinctive purplish brown colour of its wing (suggested by Mr. Peter Smetacek).

Figures

Figure 2. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Craspedortha porphyria porphyria (Butler, 1876); B. Marumba irata Joicy and Kaye, 1917; C. Callambulyx junonia (Butler, 1881); D. Clanis undulosa gigantea Rothschild, 1894; E. Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856); F. Ambulyx liturata Butler, 1875; G. A. ochracea Butler, 1885; H. A. sericeipennis sericeipennis Butler, 1875; I. A. maculifera Walker, 1866 (female); J. Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); K. Psilogramma discistriga (Walker, 1856); L. Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758); M. Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798); N. A. styx styx (Westwood, 1847); O. Daphnis hypothous crameri Eitschberger and Melichar, 2010; P. Eupanacra sinuata (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); Q. Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895); R. Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild and Jordan, 1903.