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Cyclosia
''Cyclosia'' is a genus of zygaenid moth that has a mimicry complex with the milkweed butterfly. Selected species *''Cyclosia distanti'' (Druce, 1891) *''Cyclosia midamia'' (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]) *''Cyclosia panthona'' (Stoll, [1780]) *''Cyclosia papilionaris'' (Drury, 1773) *''Cyclosia pieridoides'' Walker, 1862 References External links {{Zygaenoidea-stub Chalcosiinae Zygaenidae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclosia Pieridoides
''Cyclosia pieridoides'' 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''. Members of the subspecies ''C. pieridoides binghami'' mimic members of the genus ''Delias''. Subspecies *''Cyclosia pieridoides bangkana'' Hering, 1922 ( Bangka) *''Cyclosia pieridoides belitungensis'' Kishida&Endo, 1999 (Belitung) *''Cyclosia pieridoides binghami'' Butler, 1882 (Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...) *''Cyclosia pieridoides glauca'' Walker, 1856 (Sumatra, Mentawai) *''Cyclosia pieridoides hestinoides'' Walker, 1862 (Borneo) *''Cyclosia pieridoides labuana'' Hering, 1922 ( Labuan) *''Cyclosia pieridoides pieriodes'' (Borneo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclosia Midamia
''Cyclosia midamia'' is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Malaysia and on Borneo. Five subspecies recognized. It disguises itself to resemble the spotted blue crow. It secretes liquid hydrogen cyanide Hydrogen cyanide, sometimes called prussic acid, is a chemical compound with the formula HCN and structure . It is a colorless, extremely poisonous, and flammable liquid that boils slightly above room temperature, at . HCN is produced on a ... through their legs as little droplets. Though unlike the butterfly, and so many other insects, ''Cyclosia midamia'' produces its own poison made out of the chemical compound cyanide. Subspecies *''Cyclosia midamia alcathoe'' Jordan, 1907 *''Cyclosia midamia dolosa'' Jordan, 1907 (Java) *''Cyclosia midamia padangana'' Jordan, 1907 (Sumatra) *''Cyclosia midamia submaculans'' Walker, 1859 (Singapore) *''Cyclosia midamia trepsichrois'' Butler, 1883 (Nias) References * External linksjpmoth.org [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclosia Papilionaris
''Cyclosia papilionaris'', Drury's jewel, is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found from Thailand to southern China. It is also found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The habitat consists of rainforests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes up to 1,000 meters. The larvae feed on ''Aporusa dioica ''Aporosa'' is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1825. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland. These plants are mostly dioecious t ...''. Subspecies *''Cyclosia papilionaris papilionaris'' (China) *''Cyclosia papilionaris adusta'' Jordan, 1907 *''Cyclosia papilionaris australinda'' (Hampson, 1891) (southern India) *''Cyclosia papilionaris mekongensis'' Nakamura, 1974 (Laos) *''Cyclosia papilionaris nicobarensis'' Hering, 1922 (Nicobar Islands) *''Cyclosia papilionaris nigrescens'' Moore, 1877 (Andamans) *''Cyclosia pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclosia Distanti
''Cyclosia distanti'' is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Druce in 1891. It is found in Malacca Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site s .... References Moths described in 1891 Chalcosiinae {{Zygaenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclosia Panthona
''Cyclosia panthona'' is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1780. It is found in China, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai .... Description Show semi-diurnal habit and rather elongated narrow body. Abdomen entirely blue green. Head, thorax and abdomen without any white markings. Forewing dull brown with a greenish tinge. Hindwing purplish brown. Both wings are with a submarginal series of large white spots in the interspaces, which are furthest from the margin at the apex of the forewing. Larva is pale greenish yellow. The first two and last two somites are reddish. Three lateral and three dorsal series of warts, which are black centered with white color. Pupa is a pale reddish cocoon. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcosiinae
Chalcosiinae is a subfamily of the Zygaenidae, containing many species, mostly little known. Prominent sexual dimorphism, bright aposematic coloration and mimicry complexes are widespread. Several members of this subfamily remain relatively obscure, only being known from a single specimen, as in the case of the genus '' Isocrambia''. Some others are known from specimens of a specific sex, such as '' Cyanidia'' and '' Allocaprima''. Distribution The members of Chalcosiinae are distributed throughout Palearctic East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. The majority of the subfamily extending as far north as the Russian Far-East (''Elcysma westwoodi'') and as far west as Pakistan ('' Campylotes''). A single genus, '' Aglaope'' is disjunctly distributed from the remainder of the subfamily, being found in the Iberian peninsula and Southern France. Mimicry A large majority of Chalcosiine moths engage in mimicry complexes with a large variety of butterflies and moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. He was one of the first specialists to work on the European Lepidoptera. He described many new species, for example ''Sesia bembeciformis'' and ''Euchloe tagis'', many of them common. He also described many new genera. He was a designer and engraver and from 1786 he worked for three years as a designer and engraver at a cotton factory in Ukraine. There he collected butterflies and moths including descriptions and illustrations of some in ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge'' (1786–1790) along with other new species from the countryside around his home in Augsburg. Hübner's masterwork "Tentamen" was intended as a discussion document. Inadver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimicry
In evolutionary biology, mimicry is an evolved resemblance between an organism and another object, often an organism of another species. Mimicry may evolve between different species, or between individuals of the same species. Often, mimicry functions to protect a species from predators, making it an anti-predator adaptation. Mimicry evolves if a receiver (such as a predator) perceives the similarity between a mimic (the organism that has a resemblance) and a model (the organism it resembles) and as a result changes its behaviour in a way that provides a selective advantage to the mimic. The resemblances that evolve in mimicry can be visual, acoustic, chemical, tactile, or electric, or combinations of these sensory modalities. Mimicry may be to the advantage of both organisms that share a resemblance, in which case it is a form of mutualism; or mimicry can be to the detriment of one, making it parasitic or competitive. The evolutionary convergence between groups is driven b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milkweed Butterfly
Danainae is a subfamily of the family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies. It includes the Daniadae, or milkweed butterflies, who lay their eggs on various milkweeds on which their larvae ( caterpillars) feed, as well as the clearwing butterflies ( Ithomiini), and the tellervini. Some 300 species of Danainae exist worldwide. Most of the Danaini are found in tropical Asia and Africa, while the Ithomiini are diverse in the Neotropics. Tellervini are restricted to Australia and the Oriental region. Four species are found in North America: the monarch butterfly (''Danaus plexippus''), the queen (''Danaus gilippus''), the tropical milkweed butterfly (''Lycorea cleobaea''), and the soldier butterfly (or "tropic queen", ''Danaus eresimus''). Of these, the monarch is by far the most famous, being one of the most recognizable butterflies in the Americas. Taxonomy Milkweed butterflies are now classified as the subfamily Danainae within the family Nymphalidae; however, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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