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Cyclidia orciferaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cyclidia

Cyclidia orciferaria

Cyclidia orciferaria is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Walker in 1860. It is found in China (Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Burma.

This species is different from other congeners in the following external characters: the apex of the forewing is falcate; the wing colour is blackish brown; two bands covered with greyish blue scales are present on the forewing, and the inner band is narrower and less distinct than the outer band; the discal spot of the forewing is yellowish brown, oblong, with a blackish brown narrow line medially; greyish blue scales are covered on the submarginal lines of both wings, and often absent on the middle part of the hindwing.

Subspecies

  • Cyclidia orciferaria orciferaria (China)
  • Cyclidia orciferaria diffusa Bryk, 1943 (Burma)
  • References

    Cyclidia orciferaria Wikipedia