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Scopula incanata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Scopula incanata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scopula

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Scopula marginepunctata, Scopula ternata, Scopula immorata, Scopula rubiginata, Scopula immutata

Scopula incanata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from north-eastern Europe and the Caucasus to southern Siberia and northern Mongolia.

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. Adults are on wing from late July to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Thymus and Polygonum species. Larvae can be found from August to May. It overwinters in the larval stage.

Subspecies

  • Scopula incanata incanata
  • Scopula incanata ibericata Reisser 1935
  • Scopula incanata rubeni Viidalepp, 1979
  • References

    Scopula incanata Wikipedia