*** Welcome to piglix ***

Cyclosia papilionaris

Cyclosia papilionaris
Cyclosia papilionaris by Kadavoor.JPG
CyclosiaPapilionaris.png
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Cyclosia
Species: C. papilionaris
Binomial name
Cyclosia papilionaris
(Drury, 1773)
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. The habitat consists of rainforests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes up to 1,000 meters.

The larvae feed on Aporusa dioica.



...
Wikipedia

...