Biology:Scopula nemoraria

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula nemoraria
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. nemoraria
Binomial name
Scopula nemoraria
(Hübner, [1799])[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra nemoraria Hubner, 1799
  • Acidalia aliata Herrich-Schaffer, 1847

Scopula nemoraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from central to eastern Europe,[2] east to Russia and China .

The wingspan is 26–29 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in). Adults are on wing in June.

The larvae feed on Hypericum perforatum and Lysimachia vulgaris.

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. "Scopula (Scopula) nemoraria (Hübner, 1799)". Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=444301. Retrieved 17 May 2017. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7434927 entry