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Cyclosia pieridoides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Cyclosia
Species:	C. pieridoides
Binomial name
Cyclosia pieridoides Walker, 1862
Synonyms
Isbarta pandemia Rothschild, 1896 Cyclosia ficta Walker, 1862 Isbarta lactea Butler, 1883 Cyclosia subflava Moore, 1879 Cyclosia sumatraensis Talbot, 1929 Cyclosia transitaria Hering, 1922

Cyclosia pieridoides is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Asia.

Members of the nominate subspecies mimic members of the genus Idea and Ideopsis gaura. Members of the subspecies C. pieridoides binghami mimic members of the genus Delias.

Subspecies

• Cyclosia pieridoides bangkana Hering, 1922 (Bangka)
• Cyclosia pieridoides belitungensis Kishida&Endo, 1999 (Belitung)
• Cyclosia pieridoides binghami Butler, 1882 (Indochina)
• Cyclosia pieridoides glauca Walker, 1856 (Sumatra, Mentawai)
• Cyclosia pieridoides hestinoides Walker, 1862 (Borneo)
• Cyclosia pieridoides labuana Hering, 1922 (Labuan)
• Cyclosia pieridoides pieriodes (Borneo)
• Cyclosia pieridoides subflava Moore, 1879 (Malakka)
• Cyclosia pieridoides sumatraensis Talbot, 1929 (Sumatra)
• Cyclosia pieridoides transitaria Hering, 1922 (Java)
• Cyclosia pieridoides virgo Jordan, 1907 (Peninsular Malaysia)

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Cyclosia pieridoides Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
2. "Down Memory Lane - Smaller Wood Nymph". Butterflies of Singapore. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
3. "Cyclosia pieridoides". Digital Moths of Asia. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

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