Cyclophora maderensis

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| taxon = Cyclophora maderensis

| authority = (Bethune-Baker, 1891){{cite web |last=Yu |first=Dicky Sick Ki |url=http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82869683 |title=Cyclophora maderensis (Bethune-Baker 1891) |website=Home of Ichneumonoidea |publisher=Taxapad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324114317/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82869683 |archive-date=March 24, 2016}}

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  • Zonosoma maderensis Bethune-Baker, 1891
  • Acidalia wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1891
  • Cosymbia lundbladi Bryk, 1940

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Cyclophora maderensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151208072705/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443974 Fauna Europaea]

The wingspan is 18–25 mm. The forewings are ochreous, finely and densely irrorated with rough pinkish scales. There is a central waved band with a grey hue and a paler ochre subterminal line. The hindwings are also ochreous.

The larvae feed on Erica species, including Erica arborea.[https://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Cyclophora_maderensis lepiforum.de]{{PD-notice}}

Subspecies

  • Cyclophora maderensis maderensis (Madeira)
  • Cyclophora maderensis trilineata (Prout, 1934) (Canary Islands)

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Category:Moths described in 1891

Category:Cyclophora (moth)

Category:Moths of Africa

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