Macrocilix mysticata

Macrocilix mysticata
	Macrocilix mysticata watsoni
	Macrocilix mysticata watsoni
Scientific classification
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;

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]

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

^ 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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[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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