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Scopula sideraria

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Scopula sideraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Scopulini
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

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.

Adults are highly variable in colour, ranging from dark brown to bright orange. It is a day-flying species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Additions To The Synonymy Of Scopula sideraria Lepidoptera Geometridae


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