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Geometridae
91a0022 – 7137   Cyclophora myrtaria (Guenée, [1858])
             Waxmyrtle Wave

© Jeff Hollenbeck
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Ephyra myrtaria Guenée, [1858]
Ephyra ignotaria Walker, 1863
Tephrina triseriata Prout, 1936
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Cyclophora myrtaria
© Bob Patterson
Cyclophora myrtaria
© Carol Wolf
Cyclophora myrtaria
27mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
Cyclophora myrtaria
24mm – © Jim Vargo
Cyclophora myrtaria
© Giff Beaton LG
on young wax myrtle
Cyclophora myrtaria
© Giff Beaton LG
on young wax myrtle
Cyclophora myrtaria
© George Smiley LG
on Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) - 29mm
Cyclophora myrtaria
© George Smiley LG
on Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) - 27mm
Cyclophora myrtaria
© George Smiley LG
13.5mm

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