Scopula nigropunctata

Scopula nigropunctata, the sub-angled wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found through most of the Palearctic realm.

Sub-angled wave
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. nigropunctata
Binomial name
Scopula nigropunctata
(Hufnagel, 1767)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nigropunctata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Calothysanis exemptaria Hubner, 1823
  • Phalaena inspersata Schrank, 1802
  • Phalaena nemorata Borkhausen, 1794
  • Phalaena tristriaria Fabricius, 1794
  • Craspedia imbella Warren, 1901
  • Acidalia subcandidata Walker, 1863

The species has a wingspan of 29–34 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on a variety of shrubs and deciduous trees. In captivity they feed on Taraxacum and Clematis species.

Subspecies
  • Scopula nigropunctata nigropunctata
  • Scopula nigropunctata chosensis Bryk, 1949
  • Scopula nigropunctata imbella (Warren, 1901)
  • Scopula nigropunctata subcandidata (Walker, [1863])
  • Scopula nigropunctata subimbella Inoue, 1958

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.


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