Scopula incanata

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Scopula incanata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. incanata
Binomial name
Scopula incanata
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena incanataLinnaeus 1758
  • Phalaena mediataFabricius 1776
  • Phalaena variegataScopoli 1763
  • Acidalia ibericataReisser 1935
  • Acidalia adjunctariaBoisduval, 1840
  • Dosithea demutariaBruand 1846
  • Idaea mutataTreitschke 1828
  • Acidalia mutatariaDuponchel 1830

Scopula incanata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from north-eastern Europe and the Caucasus to southern Siberia and northern Mongolia.

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The wingspan is 25–28 mm. Adults are on wing from late July to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Thymus and Polygonum species. Larvae can be found from August to May. It overwinters in the larval stage.

Subspecies

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 .
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