Cyclosia pieridoides

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Cyclosia pieridoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Cyclosia
Species:
C. pieridoides
Binomial name
Cyclosia pieridoides
Walker, 1862 [1]
Synonyms
  • Isbarta pandemiaRothschild, 1896
  • Cyclosia fictaWalker, 1862
  • Isbarta lacteaButler, 1883
  • Cyclosia subflavaMoore, 1879
  • Cyclosia sumatraensisTalbot, 1929
  • Cyclosia transitariaHering, 1922

Cyclosia pieridoides is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Asia.

Members of the nominate subspecies mimic members of the genus Idea and Ideopsis gaura . [2] Members of the subspecies C. pieridoides binghami mimic members of the genus Delias . [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Cyclosia pieridoides Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. "Down Memory Lane - Smaller Wood Nymph". Butterflies of Singapore. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. "Cyclosia pieridoides". Digital Moths of Asia. Retrieved 31 August 2019.