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
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Binomial name | |
Macrocilix maia (
Leech, 1888)
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Synonyms | |
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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]
Adults have been recorded in May. [2]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus variabilis. [3] [4]
The moth features two symmetrical patterns resembling flies feeding on bird droppings. The moth has a pungent odor. [5]
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)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
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]
Adults have been recorded in May. [2]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus variabilis. [3] [4]
The moth features two symmetrical patterns resembling flies feeding on bird droppings. The moth has a pungent odor. [5]