Macrocilix maia
Macrocilix maia is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by John Henry Leech in 1888. It is found in India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.[1]
| Macrocilix maia | |
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| In Borneo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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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 resembling flies feeding on bird droppings. The moth has a pungent odor.[5]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Macrocilix maia (Leech, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- Lin, Felix. "Macrocilix maia (Leech)". 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 April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Macrocilix maia Leech". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- Wild, Alex "A mural on moth wings". Myrmecos. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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