Scopula siccata

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Scopula siccata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. siccata
Binomial name
Scopula siccata
McDunnough, 1939
Scopula siccata on tansymustard, Descuriana sp. Photo taken at Los Poblanos Open Space, Albuquerque, N.M. Scopula-siccata-240501.jpg
Scopula siccata on tansymustard, Descuriana sp. Photo taken at Los Poblanos Open Space, Albuquerque, N.M.

Scopula siccata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1939. [1] It is found in North America from northern Colorado north through Wyoming, western Montana and Idaho to southern British Columbia and south-western Alberta. [2] The habitat consists of dry slopes in mountainous areas.

The wingspan is 23–24 mm.

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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. Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Scopula siccata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.