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Cyclosia papilionaris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Zygaenidae

Genus
  
Cyclosia

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Cyclosia papilionaris wwwlearnaboutbutterfliescomCyclosomia20papilio

Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Chalcosiinae, Cyclosia midamia, Pidorus, Eterusia

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Cyclosia papilionaris, Drury's jewel, is a moth in the Zygaenidae family. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found from Thailand to southern China. The habitat consists of rainforests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes up to 1,000 meters.

Contents

The larvae feed on Aporusa dioica.

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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

    Cyclosia papilionaris Wikipedia
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