Cyclophora porata
Species of moth
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Cyclophora porata, the false mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in southern Europe and England to Denmark, southern Sweden and the Caucasus.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Cyclophora |
| Species: | C. porata |
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Description
The wingspan is 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in). The fore wings are reddish, warm orange-brown, but the hind wings are clearly lighter in tone. The wings are covered with abundant grey scales, and both the front and hind wings have a clear centre spot consisting of a dark ring with a white centre. The grey scales give the wings a shining impression. The inner and outer cross-lines are broken into a row of separate black dots. The middle crossband is greyish and blends with the background colour of the wing without a clear boundary.
Biology
Similar species
Cyclophora porata is difficult to certainly distinguish from these congeners See Townsend et al.[2]
- Blair's Mocha Cyclophora puppillaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
- Jersey Mocha Cyclophora ruficiliaria
- Maiden’s Blush Cyclophora punctaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Clay Triple-lines Cyclophora linearia (Hübner, 1799)
