Scopula perlata
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Tribe: | Scopulini |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. perlata |
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Scopula perlata (cream wave) 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, 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.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula perlata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ↑ Australian Insects
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