Callizygaena ada explained

Callizygaena ada is a moth in the Zygaenidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1892.^[1] It occurs in lowland and lower montane areas,^[2] and is known from Borneo,^{[3] [4]} Sumatra,^{[3] [4]} Java,^[4] Thailand^[4] and Cambodia.^[4]

Female specimens have a lengthened ovipositor.^[5] The caterpillar is colorful and somewhat reminiscent of those of Limacodidae.^[6]

Subspecies

, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists the following subspecies for Callizygaena ada:

• Callizygaena ada ada
• Callizygaena ada javana Rothschild, 1903
• Callizygaena ada jucunda Rothschild, 1903
• Callizygaena ada sarah Snellen, 1910
• Callizygaena ada splendens Candèze, 1927

Notes and References

1. Web site: Callizygaena ada. NCBI. 14 June 2024.
2. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . The Moths of Borneo . www.mothsofborneo.com . 14 June 2024.
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Callizygaena . Lepidoptera and some other lifeforms . 14 June 2024.
4. Web site: Callizygaena ada . Digital Moths of Asia . 14 June 2024.
5. Yen . Shen-Horn . Robinson . Gaden S. . Quicke . Donald L. J. . The phylogenetic relationships of Chalcosiinae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea, Zygaenidae) . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . February 2005 . 143 . 2 . 161–341 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00139.x . 14 June 2024.
6. Malicky . Hans . Umslagbild . Entomologische Nachrichten und Berichte . 1995 . 39 . 164 . 14 June 2024.