Taxonomic Information
Cyclosia Hübner, [1820] species from the Indian subcontinent.
Cyclosia panthona (Stoll, [1780]). NE India.
Cyclosia papilionaris (Drury, 1773). India (Himalayas, NE India, Andaman Is.).
Cyclosia latipennis Hampson, 1891. S. India.
Cyclosia midamia (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]). NE India.
Cyclosia imitans (Butler, 1881). NE India.
Cyclosia inornata (Walker, [1865]). NE India.
Cyclosia pieridoides (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]. Myanmar.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Cyclosia imitans -
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 |
- OD: Epyrgis imitans Butler, 1881. Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 5: 24, pl. 84, f. 1. TL: Sikkim, Bhutan. Text at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft05brituoft/page/24/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft05brituoft/page/n100/mode/1up?view=theater
- Cyclosia imitans Butler In: Jordan, K. 1907. Zygaenidae Macro. Lep. World, Vol. 10: 18, pl. 2 i.
- Endo, T. & Y. Kishida. 1999. Day-flying Moths Chalcosiinae Epicopeia. Endless Collection Series. Vol. 8. Endless Science Information pp.1-119. Pg. 18, Fig 1-2.
- http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/60_ZYGAENOIDEA/Zygaenidae/47_1%20Chalcosiinae/27_Cyclosia/Cyclosia%20imitans/Cyclosia%20imitans.htm
- http://www.gorodinski.ru/view_butterfly.php?id_butterfly=77
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Cyclosia imitans (Butler, 1881) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/cyclosia-imitans, accessed 2025/10/27.