Callizygaena ada

Callizygaena ada is a moth in the Zygaenidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1892.[2] It occurs in lowland and lower montane areas,[3] and is known from Borneo,[4][5] Sumatra,[4][5] Java,[5] Thailand[5] and Cambodia.[5]

Callizygaena ada
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Callizygaena
Species:
C. ada
Binomial name
Callizygaena ada
(Butler, 1892)[1]
Synonyms

Mydrothauma ada Butler, 1892[1]

Female specimens have a lengthened ovipositor.[6] The caterpillar is colorful and somewhat reminiscent of those of Limacodidae.[7]

Subspecies

As of June 2024, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists the following subspecies for Callizygaena ada:[1]

  • Callizygaena ada ada
  • Callizygaena ada javana Rothschild, 1903
  • Callizygaena ada jucunda Rothschild, 1903
  • Callizygaena ada sarah Snellen, 1910
  • Callizygaena ada splendens Candèze, 1927

References
  1. "Callizygaena ada (Butler, 1892)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. "Callizygaena ada". NCBI. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "The Moths of Borneo". www.mothsofborneo.com. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Callizygaena". Lepidoptera and some other lifeforms. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. "Callizygaena ada". Digital Moths of Asia. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. Yen, Shen-Horn; Robinson, Gaden S.; Quicke, Donald L. J. (February 2005). "The phylogenetic relationships of Chalcosiinae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea, Zygaenidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (2): 161–341. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00139.x. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. Malicky, Hans (1995). "Umslagbild" (PDF). Entomologische Nachrichten und Berichte. 39: 164. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.