Biology:Mustilia columbaris

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Short description: Species of moth

Mustilia columbaris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Mustilia
Species:
M. columbaris
Binomial name
Mustilia columbaris
Butler, 1886

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6943500 entry