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

© Jeff Hollenbeck
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
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • 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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