Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Scopulini | |
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Scopula turbulentaria, the dotted ochre wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Russia, Albania, Romania, Greece, the Republic of Macedonia and Italy and on Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Cyprus, as well as in Turkey.
The wingspan is 18–19 mm.
The larvae feed on Nicotiana species, Plantago lanceolata and other low-growing plants.
Taxonomy
The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Scopula turbidaria.
References
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