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Cymatophora
Sign in to saveCymatophora 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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- With media
- 19
- Family
- Geometridae
- Collections
- FMNH, ANSP, ABS, USNM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- United States, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, El Salvador
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- Parent taxon
- Geometridae
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- Cymatophora approximaria.jpg
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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.
The MONA or Hodges number for Cymatophora approximaria is 6745.
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