Scopula nigropunctata

Scopula nigropunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. nigropunctata
Binomial name
Scopula nigropunctata
(Hufnagel, 1767)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nigropunctata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Calothysanis exemptaria Hubner, 1823
  • Phalaena inspersata Schrank, 1802
  • Phalaena nemorata Borkhausen, 1794
  • Phalaena tristriaria Fabricius, 1794
  • Craspedia imbella Warren, 1901
  • Acidalia subcandidata Walker, 1863

Scopula nigropunctata, the sub-angled wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

The species has a wingspan of 29–34 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on a variety of shrubs and deciduous trees. In captivity they feed on Taraxacum and Clematis species.

Subspecies

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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