Scopula cacuminaria

Scopula cacuminaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. cacuminaria
Binomial name
Scopula cacuminaria
(Morrison, 1874)

The Frosted Tan Wave (Scopula cacuminaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in across southern Canada, from the Maritimes to southern British Columbia, south to Texas.

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing in July in Alberta.

The larvae feed on various plants. They have been recorded on lettuce, dandelion and Asteraceae species.

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