Cyclophora nanaria

Cyclophora nanaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cyclophora
Species: C. nanaria
Binomial name
Cyclophora nanaria
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephyra nanaria Walker, 1861
  • Zonosoma nanularia Herrich-Schaffer, 1870
  • Cyclophora nanularia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Euephyra serrulata Packard, 1873
  • Cyclophora serrulata (Packard, 1873)
  • Ephyra obscura Druce, 1898
  • Cyclophora obscura (Druce, 1898)

Cyclophora nanaria, the dwarf tawny wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from California to Texas and from New Jersey to Florida west along the Gulf coast. The range extends south through Dominica and Jamaica to Argentina. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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