Scopula virgulata

Scopula virgulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. virgulata
Binomial name
Scopula virgulata
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra virgulata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Geometra strigaria Hubner, 1799
  • Acidalia rossica Djakonov, 1926
  • Leptomeris sulcaria Hubner, 1825
  • Scopula virgularia
  • Acidalia substrigaria Staudinger, 1900

Scopula virgulata, the streaked wave, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from most of Europe to central Asia and northern Mongolia.

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults are on wing from late July to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carex and Inula species. Larvae can be found from August to June. It overwinters in the larval stage.

Subspecies

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.


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