Biology:Scopula cacuminaria
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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. cacuminaria
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| Scopula cacuminaria (Morrison, 1874)
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Scopula cacuminaria, the frosted tan wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1874.[1][2]
The wingspan is 18–23 millimetres (0.71–0.91 in). Adults are on wing in July in Alberta.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (August 17, 2020). "Scopula cacuminaria (Morrison, 1874)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/sterrhinae/scopula/#cacuminaria.
- ↑ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x. https://zenodo.org/records/5432772/files/source.pdf.
External links
- Boone, Mike (July 6, 2016). "Species Scopula cacuminaria - Frosted Tan Wave Moth - Hodges#7157". https://bugguide.net/node/view/22845.
- "910565.00 – 7157 – Scopula cacuminaria – Frosted Tan Wave Moth – (Morrison, 1874)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7157.
- "Species Details Scopula cacuminaria". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2007. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6103.
Wikidata ☰ Q7434570 entry
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