Biology:Scopula siccata

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula siccata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. siccata
Binomial name
Scopula siccata
McDunnough, 1939

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

  1. 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. 
  2. "Species Details: Scopula siccata". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2007. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6342. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7435141 entry