Cyclophora Frenaria
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''Cyclophora frenaria'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics from
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and
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. Adults are grey with dark markings, including a black-outlined dark circular spot near the center of each wing.Australian Insects
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'' species.


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Moths described in 1857 Cyclophora (moth) Moths of Asia Moths of Australia {{Sterrhinae-stub