Cingilia
Genus of moths
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Cingilia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae 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 in 1773.[1] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia south to Maryland and west to Kansas and Alberta.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Ourapterygini |
| Genus: | Cingilia Walker, 1862 |
| Species: | C. catenaria |
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| Cingilia catenaria (Drury, 1773) | |
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The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from late August to early October in one generation per year.[3] Larvae are found from June to August. The species overwinters as an egg.
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