Biology:Cyclidia fractifasciata

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Cyclidia fractifasciata
Cyclidia fractifasciata fractifasciata male.jpg
Cyclidia fractifasciata fractifasciata
Cyclidia fractifasciata indistincta male.jpg
Cyclidia fractifasciata indistincta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Cyclidia
Species:
C. fractifasciata
Binomial name
Cyclidia fractifasciata
(Leech, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Euchera fractifasciata Leech, 1898

Cyclidia fractifasciata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1898. It is found in China .[1]

The species can be distinguished by the following characteristics: a black broad subbasal line is present on the forewing, the forewing medial line is broad at the anterior half and very narrow and dot like at posterior half. The outer margin of the forewing medial line forms an almost right angle below M3.[2]

Subspecies

  • Cyclidia fractifasciata fractifasciata (China: Yunnan)
  • Cyclidia fractifasciata indistincta Jiang, Han & Xue, 2016 (China: Gansu, Chongqing)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21272429 entry