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Marumba quercus (Oak Hawk-moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Marumba quercus (oak hawk-moth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Southern Europe, North Africa, the Near East and Mesopotamia. The wingspan is 85–125 mm. The female is somewhat larger than the male. The larvae feed on oak species, primarily species with dry leaves such as cork oak and holm oak.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Felsõ-kiskunsági szikes puszták és turjánvidék 103542 Hungary  
Fertõmelléki dombsor 6288 Hungary  
Monti Nebrodi 173651 Italy  

Prey / Diet

Quercus suber (Cork Oak)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0