Cyclophora albiocellaria

Cyclophora albiocellaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in south-eastern Europe and parts of Central-Asia.

Cyclophora albiocellaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cyclophora
Species:
C. albiocellaria
Binomial name
Cyclophora albiocellaria
(Hübner, 1789)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena albiocellaria Hubner, 1789
  • Geometra ocellaria Hübner, [1799]
  • Ephyra argusaria Boisduval, 1840
  • Cyclophora therinata Bastelberger, 1900

The wingspan is 20–25 mm in the first generation and only about 18 mm in the second generation. The apex of the forewing is slightly pointed. The ground colour is pale yellow with an orange tinge. The postmedial line is dissolved to brown dots. The medial area towards postmedial line and towards the inner area shows a strong black brown coloration on all wings. Cell rings are large and round on all wings with a white centre.

The larvae feed on Acer campestre.

Taxonomy

Cyclophora lennigiaria is treated as a subspecies of Cyclophora albiocellaria by some authors.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cyclophora albiocellaria Hubner 1789". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  • Axel Hausmann: The Geometrid moths of Europe, Vol. 2, Sterrhinae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2004, ISBN 87-88757-37-4


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