Cyclophora nanaria

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Cyclophora nanaria
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Species:
C. nanaria
Binomial name
Cyclophora nanaria
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephyra nanaria Walker, 1861
  • Zonosoma nanularia Herrich-Schäffer, 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. 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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The wingspan is about 16 mm.

References[]

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cyclophora nanaria (Walker 1861)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

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