''Cingilia'' is a

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moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

genus in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...

erected by Francis Walker in 1862. Its only species, ''Cingilia catenaria'', the chain-dotted geometer, chain dot geometer, chainspotted geometer or chain-spotted geometer, was first described by

Dru Drury Dru Drury (4 February 1725 – 15 January 1804) was a British collector of natural history specimens and an entomologist. He received specimens collected from across the world through a network of ship's officers and collectors including Henry ...

in 1773. It is found in North America from

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south to

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and west to

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and

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. The

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is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from late August to early October in one generation per year. Larvae are found from June to August. The species overwinters as an egg.

References

* Moths described in 1773 Ourapterygini Monotypic moth genera {{Ourapterygini-stub