Cyclophora lennigiaria

Cyclophora lennigiaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in south-western Europe, north to southern France and western Germany, as well as in Morocco.

Cyclophora lennigiaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Cyclophora
Species:
C. lennigiaria
Binomial name
Cyclophora lennigiaria
(Fuchs, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zonosoma lennigiaria Fuchs 1883
  • Ephyra albiocellaria var. occidentalis Lucas, 1932
  • Cyclophora aestiva Fuchs, 1883
  • Cyclophora suppupillaria Fuchs, 1883

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from July to September in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Acer monspessulanum. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[2]

Subspecies
  • Cyclophora lennigiaria lennigiaria (south-western Europe, southern France, western Germany)
  • Cyclophora lennigiaria mauretanica Reisser, 1934 (Morocco)

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cyclophora lennigiaria (Fuchs 1883)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-07-16.


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