Cyclosia pieridoides

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

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 pandemia Rothschild, 1896
  • Cyclosia ficta Walker, 1862
  • Isbarta lactea Butler, 1883
  • Cyclosia subflava Moore, 1879
  • Cyclosia sumatraensis Talbot, 1929
  • Cyclosia transitaria Hering, 1922

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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  • Cyclosia pieridoides bangkana Hering, 1922 (Bangka)
  • Cyclosia pieridoides belitungensis Kishida&Endo, 1999 (Belitung)
  • Cyclosia pieridoides binghami Butler, 1882 (Indochina)
  • Cyclosia pieridoides glauca Walker, 1856 (Sumatra, Mentawai)
  • Cyclosia pieridoides hestinoides Walker, 1862 (Borneo)
  • Cyclosia pieridoides labuana Hering, 1922 (Labuan)
  • Cyclosia pieridoides pieriodes (Borneo)
  • Cyclosia pieridoides subflava Moore, 1879 (Malakka)
  • Cyclosia pieridoides sumatraensis Talbot, 1929 (Sumatra)
  • Cyclosia pieridoides transitaria Hering, 1922 (Java)
  • Cyclosia pieridoides virgo Jordan, 1907 (Peninsular Malaysia)

References

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  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.