Scopula decorata

Scopula decorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. decorata
Binomial name
Scopula decorata
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra decorata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Phalaena caerulata Gmelin, 1790
  • Phalaena cinerata Fabricius, 1781
  • Geometra decoraria Hubner, 1799
  • Geometra ornataria Esper, 1806
  • Geometra violata Thunberg, 1784
  • Idaea congruata Zeller 1847
  • Scopula congruata
  • Acidalia decorata leukiberica Wehrli, 1927
  • Acidalia violata ablutata Dannehl, 1927
  • Acidalia armeniaca Thierry-Mieg, 1916

The Middle Lace Border (Scopula decorata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe.

The wingspan is 20–23 millimetres (0.79–0.91 in). The moth flies in two generations from the end of May to August.

The larva feed on thyme.

Subspecies

Scopula decorata congruata is treated as a full species by some authors.

References

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  1. ↑ Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.

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