Cyllopoda

Cyllopoda is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

Cyllopoda
Cyllopoda osiris (bottom left)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Sterrhinae
Tribe:
Cyllopodini
Genus:
Cyllopoda

Dalman, 1823
Synonyms
  • Flavinia Walker, 1854

Species
  • Cyllopoda claudicula (Dalman, 1823)
  • Cyllopoda osiris (Cramer, [1777])
  • Cyllopoda postica (Walker, 1854)

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Description

Species of this genus have an aposematic color pattern. They are involved in an extensive mimicry complex with other moths of the tribe Cyllopodini and other Geometridae. These day-flying moths are usually very bright with black bands on a yellow or white background.[2]

Distribution

This genus is present in the Neotropical ecozone, mainly in South America with a few species in Central America and Trinidad and Tobago.

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References
  1. Cyllopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Delano S. Lewis Revision of the genus Cyllopoda (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae: Cyllopodini)


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