Cyclophora nanaria

Cyclophora nanaria
Cyclophora nanaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cyclophora
Species: C. nanaria
Binomial name
Cyclophora nanaria
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Cyclophora nanularia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)
  • Cyclophora serrulata (Packard, 1873)
  • Cyclophora obscura (Druce, 1898)

The Dwarf Tawny Wave (Cyclophora nanaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found 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.

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