Cyclosia pieridoides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) is a animal in the Zygaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyclosia pieridoides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

Cyclosia pieridoides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

Cyclosia pieridoides is a Zygaenidae moth found in Asia, with two subspecies that each mimic different butterfly groups.

Family
Genus
Cyclosia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cyclosia pieridoides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

Cyclosia pieridoides is a moth in the family Zygaenidae, formally described by Francis Walker in 1862, and it is found in Asia. Individuals of the nominate subspecies mimic species in the genus Idea and Ideopsis gaura. Individuals of the subspecies C. pieridoides binghami mimic species in the genus Delias.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Zygaenidae Cyclosia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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