Cyclophora nanaria

Cyclophora nanaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Cyclophora
Species:	C. nanaria
Binomial name
Cyclophora nanaria (Walker, 1861) [1]
Synonyms
Ephyra nanariaWalker, 1861 Zonosoma nanulariaHerrich-Schäffer, 1870 Cyclophora nanularia(Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) Euephyra serrulataPackard, 1873 Cyclophora serrulata(Packard, 1873) Ephyra obscuraDruce, 1898 Cyclophora obscura(Druce, 1898)

Cyclophora nanaria, the dwarf tawny wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the US 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.

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cyclophora nanaria (Walker 1861)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

External links

• "910548.00 – 7140 – Cyclophora nanaria – (Walker, 1861)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
• Entz, Chuck (September 20, 2017). "Species Cyclophora nanaria - Dwarf Tawny Wave - Hodges#7140". BugGuide. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
• "Cyclophora nanaria (Walker, 1861)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.