Mustilia sphingiformis

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]

Mustilia sphingiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Endromidae
Genus:
Mustilia
Species:
M. sphingiformis
Binomial name
Mustilia sphingiformis
Moore, 1879

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

References
  1. "Taxonomy Browser: Mustilia sphingiformis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 39 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan Archived 12 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine


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