Scopula limboundata
Scopula limboundata Large lace-border | |
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Gatineau Park, Quebec | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Tribe: | Scopulini |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. limboundata |
Binomial name | |
Scopula limboundata (Haworth, 1809)[1] | |
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Scopula limboundata, the large lace-border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. There is a single and unconfirmed record from Great Britain
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The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to late August or early September.
The larvae feed on apple, blueberry, clover, dandelion, meadow-beauty, and black cherry.
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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.
External links
- Large lace-border, BugGuide
- Images
- Lace-border moth
- Large Lace Border Moth
- Large lace-border, Butterflies and moths of North America
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