Scopula cacuminaria
Scopula cacuminaria, the frosted tan wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in across southern Canada, from the Maritimes to southern British Columbia, south to Texas.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. cacuminaria |
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| Scopula cacuminaria (Morrison, 1874)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 18–23 millimetres (0.71–0.91 in). Adults are on wing in July in Alberta.
The larvae feed on various plants. They have been recorded on lettuce, dandelion and other Asteraceae species.
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.
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