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Wax Myrtle Wave
Cyclophora myrtaria
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Packard's WaveCyclophora packardi
Common Tan WavePleuroprucha insulsaria
Curved-toothed Geometer MothEutrapela clemataria
North American Common GrayAnavitrinella pampinaria
Blackberry Looper MothChlorochlamys chloroleucaria
One-spotted VariantHypagyrtis unipunctata
Black-dotted Ruddy MothIlexia intractata
Drab Brown WaveLobocleta ossularia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 581 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 80 |
| Alabama | 77 |
| Texas | 65 |
| Georgia | 55 |
| South Carolina | 48 |
| Mississippi | 42 |
| Louisiana | 34 |
| Maryland | 27 |
| New Jersey | 23 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Butterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera |
| Family | Geometer Moths · Geometridae |
| Genus | Mochas · Cyclophora |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Wax Myrtle Wave with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.