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Scopula ancellata

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Scopula ancellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. ancellata
Binomial name
Scopula ancellata
(Hulst, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia ancellata Hulst, 1887
  • Acidalia catenes Druce, 1892

Scopula ancellata, the angled wave moth or pointed-winged wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. It is found in North America from Quebec west to the Northwest Territories and British Columbia and south to Michigan, Indiana and Arizona. The habitat consists of mixed wood and coniferous forests.[2]

The wingspan is about 23 millimetres (0.91 in).[3] Adults are light tan with well-defined dark crosslines and discal spots.

The larvae feed on Meliotus alba and Alnus tenuifolia.

Subspecies

  • Scopula ancellata ancellata
  • Scopula ancellata catenes (Druce, 1892)

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. ^ Anweiler, G. G. (November 25, 2003). "Species Page - Scopula ancellata". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "910570.00 – 7162 – Scopula ancellata – Angled Wave Moth – (Hulst, 1887)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 11, 2019.