Biology:Scopula rubraria
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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. rubraria
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| Scopula rubraria (Doubleday, 1843)[1]
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Scopula rubraria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to both New Zealand and Australia .
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843 and originally named Ptychopoda rubraria.[1][2]
Description
The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).
Distribution
It is found throughout New Zealand and in the coastal regions of south eastern Australia and throughout Tasmania.[3]
Host species
The larvae feed on Plantago lanceolata.[4] Larvae have also been raised on Medicago sativa and on the New Zealand endemic plantain Plantago spathulata.[5]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 , Wikidata Q54576267
- ↑ Dieffenbach, Ernst. Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. 2. London: J. Murray. pp. 286–287. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/67828.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q113263052
- ↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (9 July 2006). "Scopula rubraria". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080728204255/http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/ster/rubrar.html. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ↑ "Scopula rubraria (Doubleday, 1843)". 2011. https://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/ReportForm.aspx?RecordId=All&Type=H&ReportType=Adv&SortBy=Alpha.
Wikidata ☰ Q3009822 entry
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