Scopula nigropunctata
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. nigropunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula nigropunctata (Hufnagel, 1767)[1] | |
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Scopula nigropunctata, the sub-angled wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.
The species has a wingspan of 29–34 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on a variety of shrubs and deciduous trees. In captivity they feed on Taraxacum and Clematis species.
Subspecies
- Scopula nigropunctata nigropunctata
- Scopula nigropunctata chosensis Bryk, 1949
- Scopula nigropunctata imbella (Warren, 1901)
- Scopula nigropunctata subcandidata (Walker, [1863])
- Scopula nigropunctata subimbella Inoue, 1958
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- ↑ Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
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