Cyclophora nanaria, the dwarf tawny wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the US 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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Cyclophora |
| Species: | C. nanaria
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The wingspan is about 16 mm.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cyclophora nanaria (Walker 1861)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
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External links
edit- "910548.00 – 7140 – Cyclophora nanaria – (Walker, 1861)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- Entz, Chuck (September 20, 2017). "Species Cyclophora nanaria - Dwarf Tawny Wave - Hodges#7140". BugGuide. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- "Cyclophora nanaria (Walker, 1861)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
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