Cyclosiella dulcicula
Cyclosiella dulcicula is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890. It is found in southern India, the northeast Indian state of Assam, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Cyclosiella |
| Species: | C. dulcicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclosiella dulcicula (C. Swinhoe, 1890) | |
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Description
In the female, the head and prothorax are orange. The mesothorax, metathorax and forewings are purplish grey. A broad orange band runs from the base along the costal and outer areas with a dark line, on which few scales can be found that defining two colours. Hindwings pale fuscous with ochreous margins and cilia.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Cyclosiella dulcicula (Swinhoe, 1890)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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