Dwarf Tawny Wave

Cyclophora nanaria

''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.
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 Cyclophora nanaria,Fall,Geotagged,United States

Appearance

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

Naming

The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusCyclophora
SpeciesC. nanaria
Photographed in
United States of America