Cyclosia papilionaris

Cyclosia papilionaris


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Cyclosia
Species:	C. papilionaris
Binomial name
*Cyclosia papilionaris* (Drury, 1773)^[1]
Synonyms
Noctua papilionaris Drury, 1773 Epyrgis australinda Hampson, 1891 Cyclosia enodis Swinhoe, 1892 Eterusia ferrea Walker, 1854 Callamesia hormenia Hampson, 1892 Pintia latipennis Hampson, 1891 Cyclosia obsoleta Dufrane, 1936 Cyclosia pallida Dufrane, 1936 Epyrgis parvula Butler, 1883 Phaleana venaria Fabricius, 1775

Cyclosia papilionaris, Drury's Jewel, is a moth in the Zygaenidae family. It was described by Drury in 1773. It is found from Thailand to southern China. The habitat consists of rainforests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes up to 1,000 meters.^[2]

The larvae feed on Aporusa dioica.

Subspecies

Cyclosia papilionaris papilionaris (China)
Cyclosia papilionaris adusta Jordan, 1907
Cyclosia papilionaris australinda (Hampson, 1891) (southern India)
Cyclosia papilionaris mekongensis Nakamura, 1974 (Laos)
Cyclosia papilionaris nicobarensis Hering, 1922 (Nicobar Islands)
Cyclosia papilionaris nigrescens Moore, 1877 (Andamans)
Cyclosia papilionaris philippinensis Draeseke, 1924 (Polilo)
Cyclosia papilionaris venaria (Fabricius, 1775) (Bhutan, India: Sikkim, Assam)

References

↑ Cyclosia, Site of Markku Savela
↑ Caterpillars of the World - Cambodia

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