Scopula tessellaria

Scopula tessellaria, the dusky-brown wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Albania, former Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Greece, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia.[2] In the east, the range extends to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palaearctic realm.

Scopula tessellaria
Scopula tesselaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. tessellaria
Binomial name
Scopula tessellaria
(Boisduval, 1840)[1]
Synonyms
  • Strenia tessellaria Boisduval, 1840
  • Eupisteria pulverulentaria Selys-Longchamps, 1844
  • Acidalia tabianaria Turati, 1905
  • Scopula tessellaria guillaumei Leraut, 2005

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on various low-growing plants,[3] including Origanum species.[4]

Subspecies
  • Scopula tessellaria tessellaria
  • Scopula tessellaria proutiana Sheljuzhko, 1955

Taxonomy

Scopula tessellaria guillaumei was described from the Alps of southern France, however, further research has shown that it is just an altitudinal form.

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. Fauna Europaea
  3. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
  4. Lepiforum.de


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