Cyclophora puppillaria, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis
Cyclophora puppillaria (Hübner, 1799)
MOTH INFO
Cyclophora puppillaria is a moth of the family Geometridae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Cyclophora puppillaria (Hübner, 1799)
Geometra nolaria (Hübner, 1809)
Geometra gyrata (Hübner, 1813)
Cabera gyraria (Treitschke, 1827)
Aspilates mirtalis (Costa, 1834)
Cabera albipunctaria (Heydenreich, 1851)
Cyclophora badiaria (Staudinger, 1871)
Ephyra calaritana (Turati, 1911)
Cyclophora simplex (Thierry-Mieg, 1916)
Cyclophora alogaria (Schawerda, 1919)
Cyclophora scorteata (Wagner, 1924)
Cyclophora fasciata (Wagner, 1927)
Cyclophora decolorata (Dannehl, 1933)
Cyclophora depupillata (Dannehl, 1933)
Cyclophora agrapharia (Homberg, 1935)
Cosymbia puppillaria asiaeminoris (Amsel, 1935)
Cosymbia puppillaria granti (Prout, 1935)
Cyclophora bucovinaria (Nemes, 1970)
Common name
Blair’s Mocha
Classification
Superfamily: Geometroidea > Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Cosymbiini > Genus: Cyclophora
Wingspan
28-36 mm
Habitat
The moth can be found in sunny deciduous forests and warm shrubland.
Food plant
The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants, i.e. Fagaceae (Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex), Ericaceae (Arbutus unedo, Erica), Cistaceae (Cistus salviifolius), Myrtaceae (Myrtus communis), Oleaceae (Phillyrea angustifolia), etc.
Flight period
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