Biology:Mustilia sphingiformis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Mustilia sphingiformis | |
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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. sphingiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mustilia sphingiformis Moore, 1879
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Mustilia sphingiformis is a moth in the family Endromidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in south-east Asia, including Vietnam, Myanmar, India and Bhutan.[1]
The wingspan is 58–82 mm. The head and thorax are purplish grey brown and the abdomen is dark brown. The forewings are pale red brown, with the markings slight and obsolescent. The whole outer area is suffused with chestnut from the apex to the outer angle as far as the postmedial line at the middle. The hindwings are mostly ochreous, but the inner area is brown.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ficus retusa and Fraxinus pennsylvanica.[3]
Subspecies
- Mustilia sphingiformis gerontica
- Mustilia sphingiformis gerontica West, 1932
References
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- ↑ "Taxonomy Browser: Mustilia sphingiformis". http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=297992. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q6943507 entry
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