Biology:Scopula siccata
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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. siccata
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| Scopula siccata McDunnough, 1939
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Scopula siccata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1939.[1] It is found in North America from northern Colorado north through Wyoming, western Montana and Idaho to southern British Columbia and south-western Alberta.[2] The habitat consists of dry slopes in mountainous areas.
The wingspan is 23–24 mm. Adults are grey brown with a contrasting narrow dark median band and a narrower post-median line across both wings.
References
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Species Details: Scopula siccata". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2007. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6342.
Wikidata ☰ Q7435141 entry
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