''Cyclophora porata'', the false mocha, is a
moth of the family
Geometridae. The species can be found in southern
Europe and England to Denmark, southern Sweden and the
Caucasus.
Description
The
wingspan is . The fore wings are reddish, warm orange-brown, but the hind wings are clearly lighter in tone. The wings are covered with abundant grey scales, and both the front and hind wings have a clear centre spot consisting of a dark ring with a white centre. The grey scales give the wings a shining impression. The inner and outer cross-lines are broken into a row of separate black dots. The middle crossband is greyish and blends with the background colour of the wing without a clear boundary.
Biology
The moths fly in generations from May to June and from August to September in western Europe.
The caterpillars can be green or brownish yellow, and feed on
oak and
birch.
Similar species
''Cyclophora porata'' is difficult to certainly distinguish from these congeners See Townsend et al.
[Martin C. Townsend, Jon Clifton and Brian Goodey (2010)]
''British and Irish Moths: An Illustrated Guide to Selected Difficult Species''
(covering the use of genitalia characters and other features) Butterfly Conservation.
*Blair's Mocha ''
Cyclophora puppillaria
''Cyclophora puppillaria'', or Blair's mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1799. It can be found in Europe and from North Africa up to the Caucasus area.
Description
The wingspan is 2 ...
'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
*Jersey Mocha ''
Cyclophora ruficiliaria
''Cyclophora ruficiliaria'', the Jersey mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It can be found in Europe, in particular the Channel Islands as well as oth ...
''
*Maiden’s Blush ''
Cyclophora punctaria
''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''. The species is mainly prevalent in Central and Eastern Europe. I ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
*Clay Triple-lines ''
Cyclophora linearia
''Cyclophora linearia'', the clay triple-lines, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1799 and it can be found in Europe and (primarily in the southern half) Britain.
Description
The wingspan ...
'' (Hübner, 1799)
References
External links
False mocha on UKmothsLepiforum.deVlindernet.nl
Cyclophora (moth)
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1767
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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