Cyclosia pieridoides | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Zygaenidae |
Genus: | Cyclosia |
Species: | C. pieridoides |
Binomial name | |
Cyclosia pieridoides | |
Synonyms | |
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Cyclosia pieridoides, the False Idea Moth, [2] 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 . [3] Members of the subspecies C. pieridoides binghami mimic members of the genus Delias . [4]
Chalcosiinae is a subfamily of the Zygaenidae, containing many species, mostly little known. Prominent sexual dimorphism, bright aposematic coloration and mimicry complexes are widespread.
Anigraea is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1862.
Anuga is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Batracharta is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1862.
Caedesa is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1862.
Savara is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1862.
Ilema is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Moore in 1860.
Numenes is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Nygmia is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Dysphania is a genus of colourful moths in the family Geometridae and typical of the tribe Dysphaniini; they are sometimes called 'false tiger moths' and are found in northeast Australia, Melanesia, and south, east and southeast Asia.
Ozola is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.
Titulcia is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1864.
Zythos turbata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in southern Myanmar and on Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Peninsular Malaysia and the Philippines.
Odontolabis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.
The Cyclosia Midamia is a moth. It is extremely fascinating considering its defense mechanism. It disguises itself to look like a butterfly called the blue crown. It secretes a liquid that can be extremely poisonous and sometimes deadly. It can seriously harm humans. They excrete this out of their legs. Though unlike the Monarch butterfly, and so many others the Cyclosia Midamia Produces its own poison made out of the chemical compound cyanide. If a human ingests or touches enough Cyadine they could become seriously injured, and even die. So though these moths aren't pretty on the outside they are on the inside. But don't touch.
Nyctemera latistriga is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Borneo to the Philippines and Lombok.
Trichaetoides divisura is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found on Borneo and Sumatra.
Teulisna chiloides is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and Sumbawa. It has also been recorded from Queensland, Australia. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests, alluvial forests and lower montane forests.
Nygmia xanthomela is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Sri Lanka, Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.
Pompelon is a monotypic moth genus in the family Zygaenidae erected by Francis Walker in 1854. Its only species, Pompelon marginata, was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1843. It is a day-flying moth found throughout Southeast Asia, with sightings in the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Sulawesi, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra.
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