Cyllopoda is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
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| Genus: | Cyllopoda Dalman, 1823
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Species
edit- Cyllopoda claudicula (Dalman, 1823)
- Cyllopoda osiris (Cramer, [1777])
- Cyllopoda postica (Walker, 1854)
Description
editSpecies 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
editThis genus is present in the Neotropical realm, mainly in South America with a few species in Central America and Trinidad and Tobago.
References
edit- ^ Cyllopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Delano S. Lewis Revision of the genus Cyllopoda (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae: Cyllopodini)
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