Cymatophora
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Cymatophora Hübner, 1812 |
| Species: | C. approximaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymatophora approximaria Hübner, 1812
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Cymatophora is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1812.[1] Its only species, Cymatophora approximaria, the giant gray moth, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found mostly in the southeastern United States.[2][3][4][5][6] It is found in North America.[3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Cymatophora approximaria is 6745.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cymatophora Hübner, 1812". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "911170.00 – 6745 – Cymatophora approximaria – Giant Gray Moth – Hübner, [1812]". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Cymatophora approximaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Cymatophora approximaria species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Cymatophora approximaria". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Cymatophora approximaria Species Information". BugGuide. 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.
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