About Cingilia catenaria (Drury, 1773)
Cingilia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae, erected by Francis Walker in 1862. This genus contains only one species: Cingilia catenaria, which goes by the common names chain-dotted geometer, chain dot geometer, chainspotted geometer, and chain-spotted geometer. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in North America, ranging from Nova Scotia south to Maryland, and west to Kansas and Alberta. This species has a wingspan of 30 to 40 mm. Adults are active on the wing from late August to early October, and there is one generation per year. Larvae can be found from June to August, and the species overwinters in the egg stage.
