Cleora acaciaria

Description

Cleora acaciaria is a moth of the family Geometridae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Réunion São Tomé & Príncipe and the United Arab Emirates. The wingspan is 28–33 mm. The larvae feed on various plants and trees, including Rutaceae (including Toddalia asiatica), Ericaceae (including Augauria salicifolia), Verbenaceae (including Stachytarpheta urticifolia) and Asteraceae species. Cleora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was erected by John Curtis in 1825.