Biology:Scopula umbilicata
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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. umbilicata
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Binomial name | |
Scopula umbilicata (Fabricius, 1794)
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Scopula umbilicata, the swag-lined wave moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is found from the southern part of the United States (including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma and Texas )[2] to South America and the West Indies (including Puerto Rico).[3]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The wings are white with sparse speckling.
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.
- ↑ "910564.00 – 7156 – Scopula umbilicata – Swag-lined Wave Moth – (Fabricius, 1794)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7156. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ↑ McLeod, Robin (May 26, 2014). "Species Scopula umbilicata - Swag-lined Wave - Hodges#7156". http://bugguide.net/node/view/133967. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q7435234 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopula umbilicata.
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