''Cyclidia dictyaria'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Drepanidae The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies) which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a super ...

. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1899. It is found in

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. Adults are white, the wings without any transverse markings. The forewings have a discal spot below and the hindwings have a large black spot at the end of the cell. Both wings have a submarginal row of prominent round black spots and a row of indistinct black dots between it and the margin.''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'' (7) 3 (13): 111

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Moths described in 1899 Cyclidiinae {{Drepanidae-stub