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Mustilia falcipennis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Endromidae
Genus:	Mustilia
Species:	M. falcipennis
Binomial name
Mustilia falcipennis Walker, 1865

Mustilia falcipennis is a moth in the family Endromidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India and Bhutan.

The wingspan is about 52 mm. The head and collar are chestnut, while the thorax and abdomen are purplish red brown, the latter yellowish towards the extremity. The forewings are red brown, suffused with grey. The hindwings have a yellow costal half, while the inner half is red brown.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Symplocos species.

References

1. "Taxonomy Browser: Mustilia falcipennis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
2. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. pp. 38–39 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Family Bombycidae". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
4. Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine

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