Biology:Scopula rubraria

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula rubraria
Scopula rubraria female.jpg
Female
Scopula rubraria male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. rubraria
Binomial name
Scopula rubraria
(Doubleday, 1843)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Acidalia figlinaria Ptychopoda rubraria
  • Doubleday, 1843 Walker, 1862
  • Guenee, 1857 Acidalia repletaria
  • Acidalia attributa Walker, 1861
  • Fidonia acidaliaria Walker, 1861
  • (Doubleday, 1843) Leptomeris rubraria

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3009822 entry