Cyclophora culicaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America,[2] from Florida to Alabama and New Jersey.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Cyclophora |
Species: | C. culicaria
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Binomial name | |
Cyclophora culicaria | |
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to June and in August.
The larvae feed on Leiophyllum buxifolium.[3]
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cyclophora culicaria (Guenee 1857)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide