Cyclophora nanaria - Female

Identified on Bugguide. Found this in the bathtub. Sorry for the lesser quality photo. It was still alive, I carried it to the backyard where it hid in dried leaves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclophora_nanaria

comments (3)

Christine Young

Lion

Nice find! We didn't have this species on JD yet :). Posted 4 years ago
1. DebRich
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Christine. It kind of found me : ) Wish I could have gotten a clearer shot. Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Super pretty! Yay for a new species! Posted 4 years ago

The Dwarf Tawny Wave

''Cyclophora nanaria'', the dwarf tawny wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. 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.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant