Macrocilix maia

Macrocilix maia

"Macrocilix maia" is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by John Henry Leech in 1888. It is found in India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Adults have been recorded in May.
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Appearance

The moth features two symmetrical patterns resembling flies feeding on bird droppings. The moth has a pungent odor.

Food

The larvae feed on the leaves of "Quercus variabilis". They have a creamy body, marked with dark brown in a longitudinally reticulate manner. Some segments have a rufous suffusion.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyDrepanidae
GenusMacrocilix
SpeciesM. maia
Photographed in
Malaysia