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GEOMETRIDAE | Sterrhinae | Cosymbiini
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70.031 Cyclophora annularia (Mocha)
fw: 11-14mm; bivoltine May-Jun, Jul-Aug; field maple (Acer campestre); NS-B S.England
Synonym: Cosymbia annulata (Pierce)
Synonym: Cosymbia annulata (Pierce)
Cyclophora annularia (Mocha) §1 male
ID: yellowish with four cross-lines and a ring on each wing; the 1st, 2nd & 3rd cross-lines are characteristically wavy; variable amount of dark shading between 2nd and 3rd cross-lines and this may appear as a cross-band; the rings are sometimes missing.
§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2014; male; fw 12.5mm
§2 Compton Bishop, Somerset; 25/08/2014; female; fw 11.0mm
§3 Compton Bishop, Somerset; 28/08/2014; male; fw 11.8mm
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 14/08/2018; male; fw 15.3mm!
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020; male; fw 12.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Compton Bishop, Somerset; 25/08/2014; female; fw 11.0mm
§3 Compton Bishop, Somerset; 28/08/2014; male; fw 11.8mm
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 14/08/2018; male; fw 15.3mm!
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020; male; fw 12.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 04/07/2014 (§1) | §2&3 added 27/11/2014 | §4 added 19/02/2019 | §5 added 18/01/2021
