''Macrocilix ophrysa'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Drepanidae The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies) which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a super ...

. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1988. It is found in

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

, China. The length of the forewings is about 20 mm. There is a narrow patch on the forewings, with a J-shaped mark inside it. There is a brow-like marking above this patch., 1988: On the Chinese Drepaninae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) genera ''Auzata'' Walker, 1862 and ''Macrocilix'' Butler, 1886. ''Acta Entomologica Sinica'' 31 (4): 414-422.

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Moths described in 1988 Drepaninae Moths of Asia {{Drepaninae-stub