Cymatophora

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Giant gray moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cymatophora
Hübner, 1812
Species:
C. approximaria
Binomial name
Cymatophora approximaria
Hübner, 1812
Synonyms
  • Stenotrachelys Guenée, 1857

Cymatophora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1812.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, the giant gray moth (Cymatophora approximaria). It is found mostly in the south-eastern United States.[2][3][4][5][6] It is found in North America.[3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Cymatophora approximaria is 6745.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cymatophora Hübner, 1812". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "911170.00 – 6745 – Cymatophora approximaria – Giant Gray Moth – Hübner, [1812]". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Cymatophora approximaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ^ "Cymatophora approximaria species details". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. ^ "Cymatophora approximaria". GBIF. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. ^ "Cymatophora approximaria Species Information". BugGuide. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

Further reading[edit]

  • Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke (2012). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History. ISBN 0547238487.
  • Covell, Charles V. Jr. (2005). A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America. Special Publication Number 12. Virginia Museum of Natural History. ISBN 1-884549-21-7.
  • Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
  • Heppner, J.B. (2003). "Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog" (PDF). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas. 17. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ISSN 0066-8036. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  • Hodges, Ronald W., ed. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 9780860960164.
  • Pitkin, Linda M. (2002). "Neotropical ennomine moths: a review of the genera (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 135 (2–3): 121–401. ISSN 0024-4082.
  • Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
  • Powell, Jerry A.; Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520251977.
  • Yamamoto, Satoshi; Sota, Teiji (2007). "Phylogeny of the Geometridae and the evolution of winter moths inferred from a simultaneous analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear genes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44: 711–723. ISSN 1055-7903.