Scopula nemoraria

Scopula nemoraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. nemoraria
Binomial name
Scopula nemoraria
(Hübner, [1799])[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra nemoraria Hubner, 1799
  • Acidalia aliata Herrich-Schaffer, 1847

Scopula nemoraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from central to eastern Europe,[2] east to Russia and China.

The wingspan is 26–29 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in). Adults are on wing in June.

The larvae feed on Hypericum perforatum and Lysimachia vulgaris.

References

  1. ↑ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
  2. ↑ "Scopula (Scopula) nemoraria (Hübner, 1799)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.


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