Scopula limboundata

Large Lace-border
Gatineau Park, Quebec
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. limboundata
Binomial name
Scopula limboundata
(Haworth, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena limboundata Haworth, 1809
  • Acidalia enucleata Guenée, 1857
  • Scopula restrictata (Walker, 1861)
  • Scopula reconditaria (Walker, 1861)
  • Scopula mensurata (Walker, 1866)
  • Scopula continuaria (Walker, 1866)
  • Scopula nigrodiscalis (Hulst, 1898)
  • Scopula relevata (Swett, 1907) (form)
  • Scopula adornata (Prout, 1907)

The Large Lace-border (Scopula limboundata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. There is a single and unconfirmed record from Great Britain

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to late August or early September.

The larvae feed on apple, blueberry, clover, dandelion, meadow-beauty, and black cherry.

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