Cyclosia midamia

The Cyclosia Midamia is a moth, also called a mimic moth, out of the nominate species of the burnet moth (family: Zygaenidae, subfamily: Calcosiinae). It is extremely fascinating, considering its defense mechanism. It disguises itself to look like a butterfly called the spotted blue crow. It looks and acts just like this butterfly. It secretes a liquid called hydrogen cyanide that can be extremely poisonous and sometimes deadly. This can seriously harm humans. They excrete this out of their legs as little droplets. Though unlike the butterfly, and so many other insects, the Cyclosia Midamia produces its own poison made out of the chemical compound Cyanide. If a human ingests or touches enough Cyadine they could become seriously injured, and even die. So though these moths are pretty on the outside they aren’t on the inside. So don't touch.

Cyclosia midamia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Cyclosia
Species:
C. midamia
Binomial name
Cyclosia midamia
Synonyms
  • Epyrgis midama Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]
  • Amesia midama
  • Callamesia midama
  • Chalcosia midama
  • Amesia juvenis Butler, 1879
  • Amesia striata Druce, 1891
  • Amesia trepsichrois Butler, 1883
  • Isbarta extrema Grünberg, 1908
  • Epyrgis hormenia Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
  • Cyclosia latistriga Talbot, 1929
  • Isbarta maassi Grünberg, 1908
  • Cyclosia spilophila Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]
  • Amesia stelligera Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]
  • Cyclosia venusta Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]

Cyclosia midamia is a moth in the family Zygaenidae.[2] It is found in Malaysia and on Borneo. Five subspecies recognized.

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[3]
    1. Cyclosia, Site of Markku Savela
    2. "Species Details : Cyclosia midama Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
    3. "Beautiful but deadly!". The Butterfly Diaries. 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2018-04-05.


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