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

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: myrtaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Ephyra) - MONA 1983: 7137 ignotaria (Walker, 1863) (Ephyra) triseriata (Prout, 1936) (Tephrina)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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

© Bob Patterson © Carol Wolf

27mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll. 24mm – © Jim Vargo

© Giff Beaton LG on young wax myrtle © Giff Beaton LG on young wax myrtle © George Smiley LG on Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) - 29mm © George Smiley LG on Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) - 27mm © George Smiley LG 13.5mm

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