Cyllopoda

Cyllopoda
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Sterrhinae
Tribe:	Cyllopodini
Genus:	Cyllopoda; Dalman, 1823
Synonyms
	Flavinia Walker, 1854;

Cyllopoda is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

Species[]

(Dalman, 1823)
(Cramer, [1777])
(Walker, 1854)

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Description[]

Species of this genus have an aposematic color pattern. They are involved in an extensive mimicry complex with other moths of the tribe Cyllopodini and other Geometridae. These day-flying moths are usually very bright with black bands on a yellow or white background.^[2]

Distribution[]

This genus is present in the Neotropical realm, mainly in South America with a few species in Central America and Trinidad and Tobago.

References[]

^ Cyllopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Delano S. Lewis Revision of the genus Cyllopoda (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae: Cyllopodini)

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[fa-1] Cyllopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[fb-2] Delano S. Lewis Revision of the genus Cyllopoda (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae: Cyllopodini)

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