Biology:Scopula luteolata
From HandWiki
Revision as of 11:50, 22 July 2021 by imported>MainAI5 (linkage)
Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
| Scopula luteolata | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. luteolata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula luteolata (Hulst, 1880)[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Scopula luteolata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in western North America. In Canada , the range extends from the mountains of south-western Alberta, north to Banff and west to Vancouver Island. In the United States , it has been recorded from Arizona, California , Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.[2] The habitat consists of montane wooded and shrubby openings and edges in forests.
The wingspan is 23–26 mm. Adults are yellow-brown, with darker grey-brown median and postmedian lines. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid June to late July in the northern part of the range.[3]
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scopula luteolata. |
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Scopula luteolata". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6108.
Wikidata ☰ Q7434873 entry
 |  |
