Macrocilix maia
| Macrocilix maia | |
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| Macrocilix maia, Borneo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Macrocilix |
| Species: | M. maia |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrocilix maia (Leech, 1888) | |
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Macrocilix maia is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.[1]
The wingspan is 37–45 mm. Adults have been recorded in May.[2]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus variabilis.[3] They have a creamy body, marked with dark brown in a longitudinally reticulate manner. Some segments have a rufous suffusion.[4]
The moth features two symmetrical patterns strikingly resembling flies that seem to feed on bird dropping. The moth even smells of bird droppings.[5]
References
- ↑ "Macrocilix at funet". Nic.funet.fi. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ felix Lin. "Oriental Butterflies and Moths". Geocities.ws. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "The Moths of Borneo". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ myrmecos.net/2011/08/30/a-mural-on-moth-wings/
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