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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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Photography ID: 611232
  Adult
San Miguel de Tucumán
Tucumán
Argentina
11/27/2024
Viviana Fuentes



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
220152727/11/2024ArgentinaTucumánJardín Botánico Miguel Lillo, San Miguel de TucumánViviana Fuentes
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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 18/09/2026.