Scopula sideraria

Scopula sideraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in western North America,[2] from southern British Columbia to San Diego County, California.

Scopula sideraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. sideraria
Binomial name
Scopula sideraria
(Guenée, [1858])[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia sideraria Guenee, 1857
  • Acidalia bucephalaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 (nec. Chrétien, 1909)
  • Acidalia californiaria Packard, 1871
  • Acidalia californiata Packard, 1876
  • Acidalia chretieni Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
  • Acidalia magnetaria Guenee, 1857
  • Holarctias magnetaria
  • Acidalia pacificaria Packard, 1871
  • Acidalia rubrolinearia Packard, 1873
  • Holarctias rubrolinearia
  • Scopula rubrolineata Gumppenberg, 1892

Adults are highly variable in colour, ranging from dark brown to bright orange. It is a day-flying species.[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. Additions To The Synonymy Of Scopula sideraria Lepidoptera Geometridae


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