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Species of moth
Cyclosia papilionaris
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Zygaenidae
Genus:
Cyclosia
Species:
C. papilionaris
Binomial name
Cyclosia papilionaris
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.
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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