Cymatophora approximaria Hübner, 1812 is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cymatophora approximaria Hübner, 1812

Cymatophora approximaria Hübner, 1812

Cymatophora approximaria, the giant gray moth, is the only species in the Geometridae moth genus Cymatophora, found in North America.

Family
Genus
Cymatophora
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cymatophora approximaria Hübner, 1812

Cymatophora is a genus of moths belonging to the family Geometridae. This genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1812. The genus is monotypic, meaning it contains only one single species: the giant gray moth, Cymatophora approximaria Hübner, 1812. This species occurs across North America, and is found most commonly in the southeastern United States. The MONA (also called Hodges) number assigned to Cymatophora approximaria is 6745.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Cymatophora

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