Scopula rubraria

Scopula rubraria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Australia.

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

The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).

The larvae feed on Plantago lanceolata.[2]

References
  1. Sihvonen, Pasi (1 April 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. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (9 July 2006). "Scopula rubraria". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2009.


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