''Cyclophora carsoni'' 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 ...

in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metr ...

. It is found on

Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java Isl ...

.The Moths of Borneo
/ref> The habitat consists of montane forests at altitudes between 1,200 and 2,600 meters. The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm. The markings are similar to those of ''

Cyclophora dimerites ''Cyclophora dimerites'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea and on Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southe ...

'', but there is much greater variability. There are forms which are shaded darker red in the medial zones of both wings or just along the medial.

References

Moths described in 1997 Cyclophora (moth) Moths of Borneo {{Sterrhinae-stub