Callizygaena ada
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| Callizygaena ada | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Callizygaena |
| Species: | C. ada |
| Binomial name | |
| Callizygaena ada | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mydrothauma ada Butler, 1892[1] | |
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]
Female specimens have a lengthened ovipositor.[6] The caterpillar is colorful and somewhat reminiscent of those of Limacodidae.[7]
