Macrocilix mysticata

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]

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

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. Mature larvae spin silk and curve the leaf, making a compact oval, whitish cocoon where pupation takes place.[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, Chejiang, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Fujien)
  • Macrocilix mysticata flavotincta Wileman, 1915 (Taiwan)
  • Macrocilix mysticata watsoni Inoue, 1958 (Japan, China: Fukien, Chekiang, Kwangtung, 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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