''Cyllopoda'' is a genus of
moth
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s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
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Description
Species of this genus have an aposematic color pattern. They are involved in an extensive mimicry complex with other moths of the tribe Cyllopodini and other Geometridae. These day-flying moths are usually very bright with black bands on a yellow or white background.[Delano S. Lewi]
Revision of the genus ''Cyllopoda'' (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae: Cyllopodini)
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Distribution
This genus is present in the Neotropical realm
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, mainly in South America
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with a few species in Central America
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and Trinidad and Tobago
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.
Cyllopoda nigrivena - inat 319426600.jpg, ''Cyllopoda nigrivena'', Brasil
Cyllopoda jatropharia - inat 318042930.jpg, ''Cyllopoda jatropharia'', Colombia
Cyllopoda bipuncta.jpg, ''Cyllopoda bipuncta'', Paraguay
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Cyllopoda'':[
* '' Cyllopoda angusta'' Warren, 1897
* '' Cyllopoda angustistriga'' Warren, 1904
* '' Cyllopoda bipuncta'' Warren, 1906
* '' Cyllopoda breviplaga'' (Dognin, 1906)
* '' Cyllopoda claudicula'' (Dalman, 1823)
* '' Cyllopoda expansifascia'' Prout, 1917
* '' Cyllopoda gibbifrons'' Prout, 1917
* '' Cyllopoda jatropharia'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* '' Cyllopoda latiflava'' Warren, 1905
* '' Cyllopoda nigrivena'' Prout, 1917
* '' Cyllopoda osiris'' Cramer, 1777
* '' Cyllopoda postica'' (Walker, 1854)
* '' Cyllopoda radiata'' Warren, 1906
* '' Cyllopoda roxana'' (Druce, 1885)
]
References
External links
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Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Cyllopodini
Geometridae of South America
Moths of South America
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