Biology:Cyclosia papilionaris

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Short description: Species of moth

Cyclosia papilionaris
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Zygaenidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found from Thailand to southern China . It is also found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India . 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

Wikidata ☰ Q5199012 entry