Cyclophora azorensis

Cyclophora azorensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cyclophora
Species: C. azorensis
Binomial name
Cyclophora azorensis
(Prout, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cosymbia azorensis Prout, 1920

Cyclophora azorensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on the Azores.[2]

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. It is similar to Cyclophora maderensis, but has broader wings and has a denser reddish irroration.

The larvae feed on Erica species.[3]

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
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