Cyclophora punctaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Maiden’s Blush)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush)
GenusCyclophora (Zoo.) (mochas)
TribeCosymbiini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilySTERRHINAE (a subfamily of wave moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush) :
1: Cyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush)
12 May 2018 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV light sheet
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural background
2: Cyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush)
9 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Looper caterpillar, beaten from Oak . Photos: Larva, pupa, cremaster
Image 1: Larva - head and thorax - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Larva - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 3: Larva - lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Larva - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 5: Larva - lateral view - enlarged (3)Image 6: Larva - lateral view - enlarged (4)Image 7: Larva - tail end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Larva - tail end - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 9: Larva - tail end - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 10: Larva - tail end - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 11: Larva - thoracic segments - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 12: Pupa - dorsal view - enlargedImage 13: Pupa - lateral view - enlargedImage 14: Pupal exuvia - cremaster - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 15: Pupal exuvia - cremaster - ventral view - highly enlarged
3: Cyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush)
9 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Pupa, beaten from Oak . Photos: pupa, pupal exuvium
Image 1: Pupa - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Pupa - lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Pupal exuvia - dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Pupal exuvia - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Pupal exuvia - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Pupal exuvia - ventral view - enlargedImage 7: Pupa - ventral view - enlarged
4: Cyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush)
1 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
larva, beaten from Oak . Photos: larva
Image 1: Larva - dorsal viewImage 2: Larva - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Larva - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Larva - lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Larva - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Larva - lateral view - enlarged (3)Image 7: Larva - lateral view - enlarged (4)Image 8: Larva - lateral view - enlarged (5)Image 9: Larva - ventral view - enlargedImage 10: Pupa - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Pupa - lateral view - close-up - enlarged
5: Cyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush)
1 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
small larva, beaten from Grey Sallow . Photos: Feeding traces, pupal cremaster
Image 1: Feeding traces (in captivity)Image 2: Cremaster - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 3: Cremaster - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)
6: Cyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush)
28 Sep 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larva, beaten from Oak . Photos: Larva preparing to pupate, pupa
Image 1: Larva - suspended for pupation - anterior end - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Larva - suspended for pupation - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Larva - suspended for pupation - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Larva - suspended for pupation - lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Larva - suspended for pupation - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Pupa - dorsal view with larval exuvia above - enlargedImage 7: Pupa - dorsal view with larval exuvia in foreground - enlargedImage 8: Pupa - lateral view - enlargedImage 9: Pupa - lateral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 10: Pupa - lateral view - enlarged - pale background
7: Cyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush)
4 Jun 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap 3/4 June 03
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - grey backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - grey background (2)Image 3: Ventral view - close-up - grey background
8: Cyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush)
18 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - grey backgroundImage 2: Ventral view - close-up - grey backgroundImage 3: Wings - enlarged - grey background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B. 2010 British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation

Cyclophora punctaria (Maiden’s Blush) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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