Mustilizans hepatica is a moth in the family Endromidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879.[1] It is found in India,[2] Thailand[3] and Peninsular Malaysia.[4][5]

Mustilizans hepatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Mustilizans
Species:
M. hepatica
Binomial name
Mustilizans hepatica
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Mustilia hepatica Moore, 1879

Subspecies

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  • Mustilizans hepatica hepatica (India: Darjeeling)
  • Mustilizans hepatica acola Zolotuhin, 2007 (Thailand)

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Mustilizans (Mustilizans) hepatica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Moore, 1879, in Hewitson & Moore, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln. late Mr. Atkinson
  3. ^ Zolotuhin, V.V.. 2007: A revision of the genus Mustilia Walker, 1865, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae). Neue Entomologischen Nachrichten, 60: 187-205.
  4. ^ An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone
  5. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Mustilia dierli sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 13, 2021.