Cyclophora culicaria

Cyclophora culicaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cyclophora
Species: C. culicaria
Binomial name
Cyclophora culicaria
(Guenee, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephyra culicaria Guenee, 1857

Cyclophora culicaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America,[2] from Florida to Alabama and New Jersey.

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

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide
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