Scopula confinaria

Updated on Dec 29, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Scopulini
Similar Scopula luridata, Scopula umbelaria, Scopula emutaria, Scopula rubraria, Scopula rubiginata

Scopula confinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe, southern Russia and Turkey.

The larvae feed on Silene and Dianthus species.

Subspecies

Scopula confinaria confinaria

Scopula confinaria aetnaea (Prout, 1935)

Scopula confinaria prouti (Hausmann, 1993)

Scopula confinaria scoblei (Hausmann, 1993)

Scopula sacraria is treated as a subspecies (Scopula confinaria sacraria) by some authors. The same is true for Scopula uberaria (Scopula confinaria uberaria).

References

Scopula confinaria Wikipedia

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