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Macrocilix nongloba

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Macrocilix nongloba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Macrocilix
Species:
M. nongloba
Binomial name
Macrocilix nongloba
Chu & Wang, 1988

Macrocilix nongloba 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 the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang.

The length of the forewings is 13–18 mm. Adults are externally similar to Macrocilix orbifera.[2]

References

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  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 Sinica 31 (4): 414-422.