Cyllopoda

Cyllopoda is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

Cyllopoda
Cyllopoda osiris (bottom left)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Sterrhinae
Tribe:
Cyllopodini
Genus:
Cyllopoda

Dalman, 1823
Synonyms
  • Flavinia Walker, 1854

Species
  • Cyllopoda claudicula (Dalman, 1823)
  • Cyllopoda osiris (Cramer, [1777])
  • Cyllopoda postica (Walker, 1854)

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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.

References
  1. Cyllopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Delano S. Lewis Revision of the genus Cyllopoda (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae: Cyllopodini)


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