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Callizygaena ada

Callizygaena ada is a moth in the Zygaenidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1892. It occurs in lowland and lower montane areas, and is known from Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Thailand and Cambodia.

Female specimens have a lengthened ovipositor. The caterpillar is colorful and somewhat reminiscent of those of Limacodidae.

Subspecies

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

  • Callizygaena ada ada
  • Callizygaena ada javana <small>Rothschild, 1903</small>
  • Callizygaena ada jucunda <small>Rothschild, 1903</small>
  • Callizygaena ada sarah <small>Snellen, 1910</small>
  • Callizygaena ada splendens <small>Candèze, 1927</small>

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