A Sweetfern Geometer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/27/2017). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.

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A Sweetfern Geometer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Sweetfern Geometer Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 429267 - Psn: 42)

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A male Sweetfern Geometer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/25/2022).

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A Sweetfern Geometer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2017).

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A Sweetfern Geometer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/10/2004).

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A Sweetfern Geometer Moth caterpillar in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (9/6/2009).

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A Sweetfern Geometer Moth caterpillar in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (9/6/2009).

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Cyclophora pendulinaria

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Cyclophora
Species:	C. pendulinaria
Binomial name
*Cyclophora pendulinaria* (Guenee, 1857)^[1]
Synonyms
Ephyra pendulinaria Guenee, 1857 Cyclophora dilucidaria Rothke, 1920 Cosymbia griseor McDunnough, 1927 Cosymbia lumenaria Hubner, 1832^[2] Cyclophora nigricaria Rothke, 1920 Acidalia quadriannulata Walker, 1863

Cyclophora pendulinaria, the sweetfern geometer moth or pearly-grey wave, is a moth in the family Geometridae.

Overview

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It is found in North America,^[3] where it is found from Newfoundland and Labrador west to the Yukon and coastal British Columbia, south to Georgia in the east. The habitat consists of moist or mesic forests.

The wingspan is 17–26 mm.^[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Comptonia and Alnus species.^[5]

References

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^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cyclophora pendulinaria (Guenee 1857)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
^ Cosymbia lumenaria Hub: A Correction
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ BugGuide
^ Schmidt, B. C. & Anweiler, G. G. (November 27, 2003). "Species Details: Cyclophora pendulinaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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Taxon identifiers
Cyclophora pendulinaria	Wikidata: Q13506764 BAMONA: Cyclophora-pendulinaria BOLD: 15720 BugGuide: 11012 CoL: 6BTSY EoL: 276716 GBIF: 5149819 iNaturalist: 217970 IRMNG: 10290123 ITIS: 189138 LepIndex: 212911 MONA: 7139 NatureServe: 2.745274 NCBI: 214108 Open Tree of Life: 584773

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Sweetfern Geometer Moth

Cyclophora pendulinaria (Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1858)

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