Cyclophora punctaria

Cyclophora punctaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Cyclophora
Species:	C. punctaria
Binomial name
Cyclophora punctaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Phalaena punctaria Linnaeus, 1758 Geometra acutaria Roquette, 1857 Phalaena amata Linnaeus, 1758 Phalaena amataria Linnaeus, 1761 Phalaena communifasciata Donovan, 1808 Phalaena fultaria Villers, 1789 Zonosoma naevata Bastelberger, 1900 Ephyra radiomarginata de Joannis, 1908 Geometra subangularia Haworth, 1809 Phalaena teutonaria Linnaeus, 1758 Phalaena unifasciata Donovan, 1808 Cosymbia delaeveri Berger, 1949 Cyclophora delaeveri

Cyclophora punctaria, the maiden's blush, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It can be found in Europe.

The wingspan is 13–25 mm for the first generation; the second generation is typically much smaller and reaches only about 22 mm. The forewings have a sand ground colour, or may have reddish or yellowish tints. The pattern is variable. The medium-sized, slightly curved and brown coloured cross line is always clearly marked. Basal to this there is strongly curved row of dots. Distally is a slightly curved row of dots. A further line dots is the margin. The fringes are the basic colour. The pattern elements continue on the hindwings. The discal marks are the base colour and therefore hardly visible.

The moths fly in generations from May to June and in August in western Europe.

The larvae feed on oak leaves.

External links

• "70.036 BF1680 Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKMoths.
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Lepiforum e.V.
• Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)