Biology:Mustilia columbaris
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Short description: Species of moth
| Mustilia columbaris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Endromidae |
| Genus: | Mustilia |
| Species: | M. columbaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Mustilia columbaris Butler, 1886
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Mustilia columbaris is a moth in the family Endromidae. It is found in India .
The wingspan is 64–90 mm. Adults are pale red brown, suffused with grey. The forewings have an indistinct waved antemedial line and a dark spot at the end of the cell. There is also an oblique postmedial line, usually indistinct. The hindwings have an indistinct curved postmedial line.[1]
The larvae are greenish brown and lighter behind, with a sphingid-like shape. The skin of the anterior part of the body may be expanded into broad lateral wings.[2]
References
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- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 39. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180068#page/67/mode/1up.
- ↑ Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan
Wikidata ☰ Q6943500 entry
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