Macrocilix mysticata

Macrocilix mysticata
Macrocilix mysticata watsoni
Macrocilix mysticata watsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Macrocilix
Species:
M. mysticata
Binomial name
Macrocilix mysticata
(Walker, [1863])
Synonyms
  • Argyris mysticata Walker, [1863]
  • Macrocilix mysticata bidentata Bryk, 1943
  • Macrocilix myticata ab. flavotincta Wileman, 1915

Macrocilix mysticata is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in India, Myanmar, Taiwan, Japan and China.[1]

The wingspan is 31–38 mm. Adults are on wing in March and August.[2]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Castanopsis formosana and Pasania konishii.[3]

Subspecies

  • Macrocilix mysticata mysticata (northern India, Sikkim, Myanmar)
  • Macrocilix mysticata brevinotata Watson, 1968 (China: Sichuan)
  • Macrocilix mysticata campana H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1988 (China: Sichuan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Fujian)
  • Macrocilix mysticata flavotincta Wileman, 1915 (Taiwan)
  • Macrocilix mysticata watsoni Inoue, 1958 (Japan, China: Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Yunnan, Sichuan)

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Macrocilix mysticata (Walker, [1863])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Lin, Felix. "Macrocilix mysticata flavotincta Inoue". Oriental Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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