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Cyclidia dictyaria

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Cyclidia dictyaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Cyclidia
Species:
C. dictyaria
Binomial name
Cyclidia dictyaria
(C. Swinhoe, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Euchera dictyaria C. Swinhoe, 1899

Cyclidia dictyaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1899.[1] It is found in India.[2]

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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Cyclidia dictyaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cyclidia dictyaria (Swinhoe, 1899)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 3 (13): 111 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.