Macrobrochis gigas

Macrobrochis gigas
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Macrobrochis
Species: M. gigas
Binomial name
Macrobrochis gigas
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia gigas Walker, 1854
  • Macrobrochis interstitialis Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
  • Macrobrochis leucospilota Moore, 1878
  • Macrobrochis nigrescens Moore, 1878
  • Macrobrochis atrata Butler, 1881
  • Macrobrochis albicans Butler, 1881

Macrobrochis gigas is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1854. It is found in China (Yunnan),[1] India (Sikkim), Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The habitat consists of woodlands.

Larva

Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May. There is one generation per year. The species is possibly involved in a mimicry relationship with Eterusia aedea.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Macrobrochis at funet
  2. ↑ Hong Kong Moths


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