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Callizygaena ada

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Callizygaena ada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Callizygaena
Species:
C. ada
Binomial name
Callizygaena ada
(Butler, 1892)[1]
Synonyms

Mydrothauma ada Butler, 1892[1]

Callizygaena ada is a moth in the Zygaenidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1892.[2] It occurs in lowland and lower montane areas,[3] and is known from Borneo,[4][5] Sumatra,[4][5] Java,[5] Thailand[5] and Cambodia.[5]

Female specimens have a lengthened ovipositor.[6] The caterpillar is colorful and somewhat reminiscent of those of Limacodidae.[7]

Subspecies

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As of June 2024, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists the following subspecies for Callizygaena ada:[1]

  • Callizygaena ada ada
  • Callizygaena ada javana Rothschild, 1903
  • Callizygaena ada jucunda Rothschild, 1903
  • Callizygaena ada sarah Snellen, 1910
  • Callizygaena ada splendens Candèze, 1927

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Callizygaena ada (Butler, 1892)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Callizygaena ada". NCBI. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "The Moths of Borneo". www.mothsofborneo.com. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Callizygaena". Lepidoptera and some other lifeforms. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Callizygaena ada". Digital Moths of Asia. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ Yen, Shen-Horn; Robinson, Gaden S.; Quicke, Donald L. J. (February 2005). "The phylogenetic relationships of Chalcosiinae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea, Zygaenidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (2): 161–341. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00139.x. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ^ Malicky, Hans (1995). "Umslagbild" (PDF). Entomologische Nachrichten und Berichte. 39: 164. Retrieved 14 June 2024.