Cyclosia pieridoides
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Cyclosia |
| Species: | C. pieridoides
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Cyclosia pieridoides, the False Idea Moth,[2] is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Asia.
Members of the nominate subspecies mimic members of the genus Idea and Ideopsis gaura.[3] Members of the subspecies C. pieridoides binghami mimic members of the genus Delias.[4]
Subspecies[edit]
- Cyclosia pieridoides bangkana Hering, 1922 (Bangka)
- Cyclosia pieridoides belitungensis Kishida&Endo, 1999 (Belitung)
- Cyclosia pieridoides binghami Butler, 1882 (Indochina)
- Cyclosia pieridoides glauca Walker, 1856 (Sumatra, Mentawai)
- Cyclosia pieridoides hestinoides Walker, 1862 (Borneo)
- Cyclosia pieridoides labuana Hering, 1922 (Labuan)
- Cyclosia pieridoides pieriodes (Borneo)
- Cyclosia pieridoides subflava Moore, 1879 (Malakka)
- Cyclosia pieridoides sumatraensis Talbot, 1929 (Sumatra)
- Cyclosia pieridoides transitaria Hering, 1922 (Java)
- Cyclosia pieridoides virgo Jordan, 1907 (Peninsular Malaysia)
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cyclosia pieridoides Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "False Idea Moth (Cyclosia pieridoides)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Down Memory Lane - Smaller Wood Nymph". Butterflies of Singapore. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Cyclosia pieridoides". Digital Moths of Asia. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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