Marumba sperchius (Ménétriés, 1857)


Japan


88 - 138 mm
Large Swirled Hawkmoth
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Primary host-plants

FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
FagaceaeCastaneaChestnut
Castanea crenataJapanese chestnut
CastanopsisChinquapin
LithocarpusStone oak
Lithocarpus edulisJapanese Stone Oa
QuercusOak
Quercus acutaJapanese Evergreen Oak
Quercus acutissimaSawtooth oak
Quercus glaucaRing-cupped Oak
Quercus mongolicaMongolian Oak
Quercus myrsinifoliaBamboo-leaf oak
Quercus salicina
Quercus serrataJolcham oak
JuglandaceaeJuglansWalnut tree
Juglans mandshuricaManchurian walnut
Juglans regiaPersian Walnut
RosaceaeEriobotrya japonicaLoquat

Synonyms and other combinations

Smerinthus sperchiusMénétriés, 1857
Triptogon albicansButler, 1875
Triptogon gigasButler, 1875
Triptogon piceipennisButler, 1877
Smerinthus michaelisOberthür, 1886
Marumba scottiRothschild, 1920
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