Family Geometridae Rank Species | Tribe Scopulini | |
Similar Scopula umbelaria, Scopula emutaria, Scopula rubiginata, Scopulini, Scopula incanata | ||
Dusky brown wave scopula tessellaria zwartwitte stipspanner gaume belgium 28 6 2016
Scopula tessellaria, the dusky-brown wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Albania, former Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia. In the east, the range extends to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.
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- Dusky brown wave scopula tessellaria zwartwitte stipspanner gaume belgium 28 6 2016
- Subspecies
- Taxonomy
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The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on various low-growing plants, including Origanum species.
Subspecies
Taxonomy
Scopula tessellaria guillaumei was described from the Alps of southern France, however, further research has shown that it is just an altitudinal form.
References
Scopula tessellaria Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA