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