Scopula luteolata

Scopula luteolata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in western North America. In Canada, the range extends from the mountains of south-western Alberta, north to Banff and west to Vancouver Island. In the United States, it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.[2] The habitat consists of montane wooded and shrubby openings and edges in forests.

Scopula luteolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. luteolata
Binomial name
Scopula luteolata
(Hulst, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cidaria luteolata Hulst, 1880
  • Leptomeris subfuscata Taylor, 1906

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. Adults are yellow-brown, with darker grey-brown median and postmedian lines. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid June to late July in the northern part of the range.[3]

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. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Scopula luteolata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.


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