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Cymatophora
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Cymatophora

Cymatophora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1812. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, the giant gray moth (Cymatophora approximaria). It is found mostly in the south-eastern United States. It is found in North America.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Giant Gray Moth

speciesCymatophora approximaria

Cymatophora insularis

speciesCymatophora insularis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 174058.