Cyclophora pendularia

Cyclophora pendularia, the dingy mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759 and it can be found in the Palearctic ecozone.

Cyclophora pendularia
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C. pendularia
Binomial name
Cyclophora pendularia
(Clerck, 1759)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena pendularia Clerck, 1759
  • Geometra orbicularia Hubner, 1799

The wingspan is 26–29 mm. The moths fly from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on willow.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cyclophora pendularia (Clerck 1759)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.


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