Cyllopoda
Genus of moths
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Cyllopoda is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.[1]
| Cyllopoda | |
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| Cyllopoda claudicula, Argentina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterrhinae |
| Genus: | Cyllopoda Dalman, 1823 |
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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.[2]
Distribution
This genus is present in the Neotropical realm, mainly in South America with a few species in Central America and Trinidad and Tobago.
Cyllopoda nigrivena, Brasil
Cyllopoda jatropharia, Colombia
Cyllopoda bipuncta, Paraguay
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus Cyllopoda:[3][1]
- 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)
