Cyllopoda
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| Cyllopoda osiris (bottom left) | |
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| Genus: | Cyllopoda Dalman, 1823
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Cyllopoda is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Species
[edit]- Cyllopoda claudicula (Dalman, 1823)
- Cyllopoda osiris (Cramer, [1777])
- Cyllopoda postica (Walker, 1854)
Description
[edit]Species of this genus have an aposematic color pattern. They are involved in an extensive mimicry complex with other moths of the tribe Cyllopodini and other Geometridae. These day-flying moths are usually very bright with black bands on a yellow or white background.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This genus is present in the Neotropical realm, mainly in South America with a few species in Central America and Trinidad and Tobago.
References
[edit]- ^ Cyllopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Delano S. Lewis Revision of the genus Cyllopoda (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae: Cyllopodini)
External links
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