Cyllopoda

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Cyllopoda
File:Cyllopoda claudicula - inat 122226290.jpg
Cyllopoda claudicula, Argentina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Sterrhinae
Genus: Cyllopoda
Dalman, 1823
Synonyms
  • Flavinia Walker, 1854

Cyllopoda is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.[1]

Description

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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.[2]

Distribution

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This genus is present in the Neotropical realm, mainly in South America with a few species in Central America and Trinidad and Tobago.

Species

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These 14 species belong to the genus Cyllopoda:[3][1]

References

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  2. ^ Delano S. Lewis Revision of the genus Cyllopoda (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae: Cyllopodini)
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