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Mustilia columbaris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Endromidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mustilia

Mustilia columbaris is a moth in the Endromidae family. It is found in India.

The wingspan is 64–90 mm. Adults are pale red-brown, suffused with grey. The forewings have an indistinct waved antemedial line and a dark spot at the end of the cell. There is also an oblique postmedial line, usually indistinct. The hindwings have an indistinct curved postmedial line.

The larvae are greenish brown and lighter behind, with a sphingid-like shape. The skin of the anterior part of the body may be expanded into broad lateral wings.

References

Mustilia columbaris Wikipedia