Biology:Scopula tessellaria
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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. tessellaria
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| Scopula tessellaria (Boisduval, 1840)[1]
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Scopula tessellaria, the dusky-brown wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Belgium, Luxembourg, France , Germany , Italy, Spain , Albania, former Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Greece, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia .[2] In the east, the range extends to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palaearctic realm.
The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on various low-growing plants,[3] including Origanum species.[4]
Subspecies
- Scopula tessellaria tessellaria
- Scopula tessellaria proutiana Sheljuzhko, 1955
Taxonomy
Scopula tessellaria guillaumei was described from the Alps of southern France , however, further research has shown that it is just an altitudinal form.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- ↑ Lepiforum.de
Wikidata ☰ Q7435212 entry
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