Scopula lautaria

Scopula lautaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. lautaria
Binomial name
Scopula lautaria
(Hübner, [1831])[1]
Synonyms
  • Craspedia lautaria Hubner 1831
  • Acidalia minutularia Hulst, 1880
  • Acidalia myrmidonata Guenee, 1857

Scopula lautaria, the small frosted wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, including Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[3]

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
  3. ↑ Bug Guide


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