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Macrocilix mysticata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Genus
  
Macrocilix

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Macrocilix mysticata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in India, Burma, Taiwan, Japan and China.

The wingspan is 31–38 mm. Adults are on wing in March and August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Castanopsis formosana and Pasania konishii. Mature larvae spin silk and curve the leaf, making a compact oval, whitish cocoon where pupation takes place.

Subspecies

  • Macrocilix mysticata mysticata (northern India, Sikkim, Burma)
  • Macrocilix mysticata brevinotata Watson, 1968 (China: Sichuan)
  • Macrocilix mysticata campana H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1988 (China: Sichuan, Chejiang, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Fujien)
  • Macrocilix mysticata flavotincta Wileman, 1915 (Taiwan)
  • Macrocilix mysticata watsoni Inoue, 1958 (Japan, China: Fukien, Chekiang, Kwangtung, Yunnan, Sichuan)

    • References

    Macrocilix mysticata Wikipedia
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