Cyclidia dictyaria

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

Cyclidia dictyaria
Scientific classification
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

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
  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


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