Scopula immorata
| Scopula immorata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. immorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula immorata (Linnaeus, 1758)[1] | |
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The Lewes Wave (Scopula immorata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East.
The wingspan is 20–27 mm. The moth flies in two generations from the end of June to mid August in western Europe.
The larva feed on various low-growing plants like thyme and oregano.
Subspecies
- Scopula immorata immorata
- Scopula immorata duercki Sheljuzhko, 1955
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- ↑ Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.