Macrocilix trinotata

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Macrocilix trinotata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Macrocilix
Species:
M. trinotata
Binomial name
Macrocilix trinotata
Chu & Wang, 1988

Macrocilix trinotata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1988. [1] It is found in Xizang, China.

The length of the forewings is about 19 mm. Adults are similar to Macrocilix mysticata , but the patch on the forewings is narrower and longer and has a sharper top. The marginal and submarginal lines are distinct. The hindwings have three distinct black dots surrounded by yellow circles at the anal area. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Chu, H.F. & L.Y. Wang, 1988: On the Chinese Drepaninae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) genera Auzata Walker, 1862 and Macrocilix Butler, 1886. Acta Entomologica Sinica31 (4): 414-422.