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Species Cyclophora culicaria - Hodges#7134

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Unknown Geometrid Moth? - Cyclophora culicaria Moth Woodland Twp - Cyclophora culicaria 910542.00 – - Cyclophora culicaria - female Cyclophora culicaria Cyclophora culicaria - male Cyclophora culicaria
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Sterrhinae
Tribe Cosymbiini
Genus Cyclophora
Species culicaria (Cyclophora culicaria - Hodges#7134 )

Hodges Number

7134

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cyclophora culicaria (Guenée, [1858])

Numbers

There are 7 descibed Cyclophora species found in America north of Mexico. (1)

Size

Wingspan about 15 mm. (2)

Identification

Range

Florida to Alabama, and New Jersey. (3), (4), (5)
Most recent specimens were collected in Florida's Apalachicola region and Liberty County (2)

Habitat

Most likely a wetlands species. (2)

Season

Heppner (2003) states adults fly April to June, August. (2), (5)

Food

Larval host is Leiophyllum buxifolium (sand myrtle).

Remarks

North Carolina has the species listed as prone to extinction

See Also

Schweitzer, Minno, and Wagner (2002)(2) reference an undescribed species that is paler and less tan and also has an all pink form.
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Cyclophora packardi

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
lepbarcoding.org

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Rare, Declining, and Poorly Known Butterflies and Moths of Forests and Woodlands in the Eastern United States
Dale F. Schweitzer, Marc C. Minno, David L. Wagner. 2011. U.S. Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, FHTET-2011-01. .
3.South Carolina Moth Species
4.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
5.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 4 April, 2012 - 12:51pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 11:40pm

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