''Cyclosia pieridoides'' is a

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in the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in

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. Members of the nominate subspecies mimic members of the genus ''

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''. Members of the subspecies ''C. pieridoides binghami'' mimic members of the genus ''

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''.

Subspecies

*''Cyclosia pieridoides bangkana'' Hering, 1922 ( Bangka) *''Cyclosia pieridoides belitungensis'' Kishida&Endo, 1999 (

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) *''Cyclosia pieridoides binghami'' Butler, 1882 (

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) *''Cyclosia pieridoides glauca'' Walker, 1856 (Sumatra, Mentawai) *''Cyclosia pieridoides hestinoides'' Walker, 1862 (Borneo) *''Cyclosia pieridoides labuana'' Hering, 1922 ( Labuan) *''Cyclosia pieridoides pieriodes'' (Borneo) *''Cyclosia pieridoides subflava'' Moore, 1879 (Malakka) *''Cyclosia pieridoides sumatraensis'' Talbot, 1929 (Sumatra) *''Cyclosia pieridoides transitaria'' Hering, 1922 (Java) *''Cyclosia pieridoides virgo'' Jordan, 1907 (Peninsular Malaysia)

References

Moths described in 1862 Chalcosiinae {{Zygaenidae-stub