Scopula perlata
| Scopula perlata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Scopulini |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. perlata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula perlata (Walker, 1861)[1] | |
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The Cream Wave (Scopula perlata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia (including Tasmania, New South Wales,[2] South Australia and Victoria), as well as Indonesia.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are variable in colour, ranging from pale green to yellow.[3]
The larvae have been reared on Myosotis arvensis. They are fawn with small lateral dots on each side. Early instars are striped, but these stripes disappear in later instars. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 20 mm. Pupation takes place in leaf litter.
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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.
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Australian Insects
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