Cyclidia orciferaria

Cyclidia orciferaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in China[1] (Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Thailand,[2] Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar.

Cyclidia orciferaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Cyclidia
Species:
C. orciferaria
Binomial name
Cyclidia orciferaria
Walker, 1860
Synonyms
  • Cyclidia ociferaria Kirby, 1892

This species is different from other congeners in the following external characters: the apex of the forewing is falcate (sickle shaped); 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.[3]

Subspecies
  • Cyclidia orciferaria orciferaria (China)
  • Cyclidia orciferaria diffusa Bryk, 1943 (Burma)
gollark: In that case:```lualocal mfsus = {}for _, name in pairs(peripheral.getNames()) do if peripheral.getType(name) == "whatever the MFSU's peripheral type is then" table.insert(mfsus, peripheral.wrap(name)) endend```
gollark: ... but why?
gollark: Wow, that is *old*.
gollark: Assuming you're on a new enough version. Otherwise, it's possible to implement it using other peripheral functions.
gollark: That's also not very good when you can use `peripheral.find`.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cyclidia orciferaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. BOLD Systems
  3. A review of Cyclidiinae from China (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)


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