''Macrocilix trinotata'' 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

Xizang The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China in Southwest China. It was overlayed on the traditional Tibetan regions of Ü ...

, China. The length of the forewings is about 19 mm. Adults are similar to ''

Macrocilix mysticata ''Macrocilix mysticata'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in India, Myanmar, Taiwan, Japan and China. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance ...

'', but the patch on the forewings is narrower and longer and has a sharper top. The marginal and submarginal lines are distinct. The hindwings have three distinct black dots surrounded by yellow circles at the anal area., 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