A female Waxmyrtle Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide.
A Waxmyrtle Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
Waxmyrtle Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Waxmyrtle Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Waxmyrtle Wave Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (11/7/2022). (c) Scott Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Host plants include Blue Huckleberry (Databse of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).
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A female Waxmyrtle Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide.
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A Waxmyrtle Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
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Waxmyrtle Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Waxmyrtle Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Waxmyrtle Wave Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (11/7/2022). (c) Scott Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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| Cyclophora myrtaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Cyclophora |
| Species: | C. myrtaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyclophora myrtaria | |
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Cyclophora myrtaria, the waxmyrtle wave moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America,[2] where it is found along the Atlantic ocean plane.
The wingspan is 24–27 mm.
The larvae feed on Myrtaceae species.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cyclophora myrtaria (Guenee 1857)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Caterpillars of eastern North America
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