Biology:Cyclidia orciferaria

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Cyclidia orciferaria
Cyclidia orciferaria male.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.

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)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13506467 entry