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Genus of moths

Giant gray moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. 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. It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Cymatophora approximaria is 6745.

References

  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. ^ "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. ^ "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

  • 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.
Taxon identifiers
Cymatophora
Cymatophora approximaria


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