Mustilia fusca explained

Mustilia fusca is a species of moth in the family Endromidae first described by Yasunori Kishida in 1993. It is found in Taiwan.^{[1] [2]}

The larvae feed on the leaves of Trochodendron aralioides. They reach a length of 45 mm when full grown.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wu . Shipher . June 6, 2017 . Smerkata fusca (Kishida, 1993) 赭樺蛾(赭蠶蛾) . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan . zh . . November 8, 2019.
2. Kishida . Yasunori . 1993 . A new species of Mustilia Walker (Bombycidae) from Taiwan . Japan Heterocerists』 J. . 173 . 407–408.
3. http://www.nmns.edu.tw/php/Library/research/200512-25.pdf Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan
4. Book: Shipher, Wu . Endromidae. Moths of Hehuanshan . Fu . Chien-Ming . Shih . Li-Chen . Lin . Hsu-Hong . Endemic Species Research Institute . 2013 . Nantou . 242–245, pl. 19: 10–15; 20: 1–3; 21: 12, 13.