Scopula ordinata

Scopula ordinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. ordinata
Binomial name
Scopula ordinata
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia ordinata Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia candidaria Packard, 1873
  • Acidalia puraria Walker, 1861

Scopula ordinata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Walker in 1861. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee.[2]

The larvae feed on Trillium catesbaei.[3]

References

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


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