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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Macrocilix |
| Species: | M. mysticata
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| Macrocilix mysticata (Walker, [1863])
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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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Macrocilix mysticata (Walker, [1863])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ Lin, Felix. "Macrocilix mysticata flavotincta Inoue". Oriental Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "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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