Cyclosiella dulcicula

Cyclosiella dulcicula
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)
Synonyms
	Hemonia dulcicula C. Swinhoe, 1890;

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]

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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[1] Savela, Markku. "Cyclosiella dulcicula (Swinhoe, 1890)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.