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Cyclophora nanaria

Dwarf Tawny Wave


Cyclophora nanaria

(Waker, 1861)
Polilla Leonada
Family: Geometridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Cyclophora nanaria, the dwarf tawny wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the US from California to Texas and from New Jersey to Florida west along the Gulf Coast. The range extends south through Dominica and Jamaica to Argentina. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cyclophora nanaria. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 9

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Photography ID: 611232
  Adult
San Miguel de Tucumán
Tucumán
Argentina
11/27/2024
Viviana Fuentes
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Photography ID: 568310
  Adult
Luján
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/01/2024
Silvia Sokolovsky
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Photography ID: 499234
  Adult
Florida
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/21/2019
Marcos Garberoglio
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Photography ID: 456605
  Adult
El Bermejo
Mendoza
Argentina
03/14/2021
Marcelo Zanotti
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Photography ID: 395779
  Adult
Lujan de Cuyo
Mendoza
Argentina
08/20/2012
Manuel Godoy
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Photography ID: 333665
  Adult
Beccar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/10/2018
Diego Alfonso Rosa


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Species records

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239536719/11/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCalle Jorge Newbery al 1500, PalermoAndrea Casaburi
238544612/11/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresVilla UrquizaFernando Garbe
238184803/11/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCoghlanFernando Garbe
220152727/11/2024ArgentinaTucumánJardín Botánico Miguel Lillo, San Miguel de TucumánViviana Fuentes
196321201/02/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresLujánSilvia Sokolovsky
144305914/03/2021ArgentinaMendozaEl BermejoMarcelo Zanotti
160600821/03/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresFloridaMarcos Garberoglio
92522410/11/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresBeccar, BeccarDiego Alfonso Rosa
123851120/08/2012ArgentinaMendozaPiedras Blancas, Lujan de CuyoManuel Godoy
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Dwarf Tawny Wave (Cyclophora nanaria) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.