Macrobrochis gigas

Macrobrochis gigas
From Peravoor
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 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

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog