Mustilia columbaris

Mustilia columbaris is a moth in the family Endromidae. It is found in India.

Mustilia columbaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Endromidae
Genus:	Mustilia
Species:	M. columbaris
Binomial name
Mustilia columbaris Butler, 1886

The wingspan is 64–90 mm. Adults are pale red brown, suffused with grey. The forewings have an indistinct waved antemedial line and a dark spot at the end of the cell. There is also an oblique postmedial line, usually indistinct. The hindwings have an indistinct curved postmedial line.[1]

The larvae are greenish brown and lighter behind, with a sphingid-like shape. The skin of the anterior part of the body may be expanded into broad lateral wings.[2]

References

1. 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.
2. Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine