Packard's Wave Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/28/2013).

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/16/2017).

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/15/2017).

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/13/2013).

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A male Packard's Wave Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/12/2023).

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/30/2014).

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Packard's Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 191104 - Psn: 50)

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2013).

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A female Packard's Wave Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/12/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Maryland (7/29/2013).

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/30/2013).

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Packard's Wave Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2014).

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/2014).

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/8/2019).

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/30/2014).

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A Packard's Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/20/2005).

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Packard's Wave Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5//2003).

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A female Packard's Wave Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (7/9/2024).

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Packard's Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/30/2025). No rights reserved.

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Packard's Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1391869 - Psn: 200)

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Packard's Wave Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/28/2013). View Record Details Media by Andy Martin.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/16/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/13/2013). View Record Details Media by Benjamin DeHaven.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A male Packard's Wave Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/12/2023). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/30/2014). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A female Packard's Wave Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/12/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Maryland (7/29/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/30/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Packard's Wave Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2014). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/2014). View Record Details Media by Rod Burley.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/8/2019). View Record Details Media by Ben Springer.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/30/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Packard's Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/20/2005). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

Packard's Wave Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5//2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A female Packard's Wave Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (7/9/2024). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Packard's Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/30/2025). No rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Sam Droege.

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Cyclophora packardi


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Cyclophora
Species:	C. packardi
Binomial name
*Cyclophora packardi* (Prout, 1936)^[1]
Synonyms
Cosymbia packardi Prout, 1936

Cyclophora packardi, Packard's wave moth or Packard's wave, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America,^[2] from Maine to Florida, west to Texas and north to Iowa and Ohio.

The wingspan is 17–23 mm. The wings are yellowish to orangish-brown. Adults are on wing from April/May to September.

The larvae possibly feed on Comptonia and/or Quercus species.^[3]

References

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^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cyclophora packardi (Prout 1936)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Bug Guide

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Taxon identifiers
Cyclophora packardi	Wikidata: Q13506760 BAMONA: Cyclophora-packardi BOLD: 20831 BugGuide: 39431 CoL: 32VFS EoL: 278552 GBIF: 5149713 iNaturalist: 217969 Insecta.pro: 15146 IRMNG: 10615373 ITIS: 941776 LepIndex: 212901 MONA: 7136 NatureServe: 2.117699 NCBI: 942225 Open Tree of Life: 1013245

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Packard's Wave Moth

Cyclophora packardi (Prout in Seitz, 1936)

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