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Scopula lautaria

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Scopula lautaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. lautaria
Binomial name
Scopula lautaria
(Hübner, [1831])[1]
Synonyms
  • Craspedia lautaria Hubner 1831
  • Acidalia minutularia Hulst, 1880
  • Acidalia myrmidonata Guenee, 1857

Scopula lautaria, the small frosted wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Hübner in 1831. It is found in North America, including Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).[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. ^ Bug Guide