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Genus of moths

Cingilia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Ourapterygini
Genus: Cingilia
Walker, 1862
Species: C. catenaria
Binomial name
Cingilia catenaria
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena catenaria Drury, 1773
  • Cingilia devinctaria (Guenée, 1857)
  • Cingilia humeralis Walker, 1862
  • Cingilia rubiferaria Swett, 1910
  • Cingilia immacularia Swett, 1914

Cingilia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1862. Its only species, Cingilia catenaria, the chain-dotted geometer, chain dot geometer, chainspotted geometer or chain-spotted geometer, was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia south to Maryland and west to Kansas and Alberta.

The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from late August to early October in one generation per year. Larvae are found from June to August. The species overwinters as an egg.

References

  1. "911337.00 – 6898 – Cingilia catenaria – Chain-dotted Geometer Moth – (Drury, 1773)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. Roth, Matthew (September 15, 2011). "Species Cingilia catenaria - Chain-dotted Geometer - Hodges#6898". BugGuide. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. Anweiler, G. G. (2008). "Species Details Cingilia catenaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Cingilia
Cingilia catenaria


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