Cyclophora obstataria

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Cyclophora obstataria, a reference photo
Photo: Anisodes_obstataria_2.jpg: Donald Hobern from Canberra, Australia derivative work: Berichard (talk) · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Cyclophora obstataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is known from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka and China to Sundaland, New Guinea and Queensland in Australia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Cyclophora obstataria being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Species
Cyclophora obstataria

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