Biology:Cyclidia substigmaria

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Cyclidia substigmaria
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Cyclidia
Species:
C. substigmaria
Binomial name
Cyclidia substigmaria
(Hübner, 1831)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euchera substigmaria Hübner, [1831]
  • Abraxes capitata Walker, 1862
  • Cyclidia substigmaria brunna Chu & Wang, 1987
  • Cyclidia tetraspota Chu & Wang, 1987

Cyclidia substigmaria is a moth of the family Drepanidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in Taiwan, China , India and Japan .

Illustration
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The wingspan is 55–65 mm.[2]

The larvae are gregarious and specialist herbivores on Alangium species.[3]

Subspecies

  • Cyclidia substigmaria substigmaria (Taiwan, China and Vietnam)
  • Cyclidia substigmaria intermedia Prout, 1918 (Tibet)
  • Cyclidia substigmaria modesta Bryk, 1943 (Myanmar)
  • Cyclidia substigmaria nigralbata Warren, 1914 (Japan, Korean Peninsula)
  • Cyclidia substigmaria superstigmaria Prout, 1918 (India, Nepal)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5198246 entry