Scopula plantagenaria

Scopula plantagenaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from California to Utah east to Florida and Missouri.[2][3]

Scopula plantagenaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. plantagenaria
Binomial name
Scopula plantagenaria
(Hulst, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephyra plantagenaria Hulst, 1887
  • Ptychopoda canthema Schaus, 1901
  • Scopula hieronyma Prout, 1922

The wingspan is about 21 mm.

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. Bug Guide
  3. mothphotographersgroup


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