Scopula tessellaria

Scopula tessellaria, the dusky-brown wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Albania, former Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Greece, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia.[2] In the east, the range extends to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.

Scopula tessellaria
Scopula tesselaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. tessellaria
Binomial name
Scopula tessellaria
(Boisduval, 1840)[1]
Synonyms
  • Strenia tessellaria Boisduval, 1840
  • Eupisteria pulverulentaria Selys-Longchamps, 1844
  • Acidalia tabianaria Turati, 1905
  • Scopula tessellaria guillaumei Leraut, 2005

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on various low-growing plants,[3] including Origanum species.[4]

Subspecies
  • Scopula tessellaria tessellaria
  • Scopula tessellaria proutiana Sheljuzhko, 1955

Taxonomy

Scopula tessellaria guillaumei was described from the Alps of southern France, however, further research has shown that it is just an altitudinal form.

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References
  1. 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.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
  4. Lepiforum.de


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