''Cyclophora lennigiaria'' is a
moth
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in the family
Geometridae. It is found in south-western
Europe
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, north to southern
France
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and western
Germany
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, as well as in
Morocco
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.
The
wingspan
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is 28–34 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from July to September in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Acer monspessulanum''. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
Subspecies
*''Cyclophora lennigiaria lennigiaria'' (south-western Europe, southern France, western Germany)
*''Cyclophora lennigiaria mauretanica''
Reisser, 1934 (Morocco)
References
External links
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Lepiforum.de
Moths described in 1883
lennigiaria
Moths of Europe
Moths of Africa
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