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.
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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 | |
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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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