Scopula tessellaria

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Scopula tessellaria
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Scopula tesselaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. tessellaria
Binomial name
Scopula tessellaria
(Boisduval, 1840) [1]
Synonyms
  • Strenia tessellariaBoisduval, 1840
  • Eupisteria pulverulentariaSelys-Longchamps, 1844
  • Acidalia tabianariaTurati, 1905
  • Scopula tessellaria guillaumeiLeraut, 2005

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 realm.

Contents

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

Subspecies

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 .
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  3. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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