Cyclidia substigmaria

Cyclidia substigmaria is a moth of the family Drepanidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in Taiwan, China, India and Japan.

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Cyclidia substigmaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Cyclidia
Species:
C. substigmaria
Binomial name
Cyclidia substigmaria
(Hübner, 1831)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euchera substigmaria Hübner, [1831]
  • Abraxes capitata Walker, 1862
  • Cyclidia substigmaria brunna Chu & Wang, 1987
  • Cyclidia tetraspota Chu & Wang, 1987

The wingspan is 55–65 mm.[2]

The larvae are gregarious and specialist herbivores on Alangium species.[3]

Subspecies
  • Cyclidia substigmaria substigmaria (Taiwan, China and Vietnam)
  • Cyclidia substigmaria intermedia Prout, 1918 (Tibet)
  • Cyclidia substigmaria modesta Bryk, 1943 (Myanmar)
  • Cyclidia substigmaria nigralbata Warren, 1914 (Japan, Korean Peninsula)
  • Cyclidia substigmaria superstigmaria Prout, 1918 (India, Nepal)
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References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Cyclidia substigmaria (Hübner, [1831])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  2. "オオカギバ Cyclidia substigmaria nigralbata Warren, 1914". Japanese Moths. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  3. "Biota Taiwanica". Biota.taibif.org.tw. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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