Scopula compensata

Scopula compensata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. compensata
Binomial name
Scopula compensata
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia compensata Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia obluridata Hulst, 1887

Scopula compensata, the small frosted wave, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in south-eastern North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm

References

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  1. Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
  2. mothphotographersgroup


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