Cyclosia midamia

Cyclosia midamia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Cyclosia
Species:	C. midamia
Binomial name
	Cyclosia midamia; (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853])
Synonyms
	Epyrgis midama Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]; Amesia midama; Callamesia midama; Chalcosia midama; Amesia juvenis Butler, 1879; Amesia striata Druce, 1891; Amesia trepsichrois Butler, 1883; Isbarta extrema Grünberg, 1908; Epyrgis hormenia Herrich-Schäffer, 1853; Cyclosia latistriga Talbot, 1929; Isbarta maassi Grünberg, 1908; Cyclosia spilophila Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]; Amesia stelligera Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]; Cyclosia venusta Herrich-Schäffer, [1853];

Cyclosia midamia is a moth in the family Zygaenidae.^[2] It is found in Malaysia and on Borneo. Five subspecies recognized.

It disguises itself to resemble the spotted blue crow. It secretes liquid hydrogen cyanide through their legs as little droplets. Though unlike the butterfly, and so many other insects, Cyclosia midamia produces its own poison made out of the chemical compound cyanide.

Subspecies

Cyclosia midamia alcathoe Jordan, 1907
Cyclosia midamia dolosa Jordan, 1907 (Java)
Cyclosia midamia padangana Jordan, 1907 (Sumatra)
Cyclosia midamia submaculans Walker, 1859 (Singapore)
Cyclosia midamia trepsichrois Butler, 1883 (Nias)

References

^ Cyclosia, Site of Markku Savela
^ "Species Details : Cyclosia midama Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

"Beautiful but deadly!". The Butterfly Diaries. 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

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[funet-1] Cyclosia, Site of Markku Savela

[2] "Species Details : Cyclosia midama Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

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Cyclosia midamia

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Cyclosia
Species:	C. midamia
Binomial name
*Cyclosia midamia* (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853])^[1]
Synonyms
Epyrgis midama Herrich-Schäffer, [1853] Amesia midama Callamesia midama Chalcosia midama Amesia juvenis Butler, 1879 Amesia striata Druce, 1891 Amesia trepsichrois Butler, 1883 Isbarta extrema Grünberg, 1908 Epyrgis hormenia Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 Cyclosia latistriga Talbot, 1929 Isbarta maassi Grünberg, 1908 Cyclosia spilophila Herrich-Schäffer, [1853] Amesia stelligera Herrich-Schäffer, [1853] Cyclosia venusta Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]