Cyclosia papilionaris

Cyclosia papilionaris, Drury's jewel, is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found from Thailand to southern China. It is also found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The habitat consists of rainforests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes up to 1,000 meters.^[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Cyclosia papilionaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Cyclosia
Species:	C. papilionaris
Binomial name
Cyclosia papilionaris (Drury, 1773)[1]
Synonyms
Noctua papilionaris Drury, 1773 Epyrgis australinda Hampson, 1891 Cyclosia enodis Swinhoe, 1892 Eterusia ferrea Walker, 1854 Callamesia hormenia Hampson, 1892 Pintia latipennis Hampson, 1891 Cyclosia obsoleta Dufrane, 1936 Cyclosia pallida Dufrane, 1936 Epyrgis parvula Butler, 1883 Phaleana venaria Fabricius, 1775

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The larvae feed on Aporosa dioica.