Scopula turbulentaria

Scopula turbulentaria, the dotted ochre wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Russia, Albania, Romania, Greece, North Macedonia and Italy and on Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Cyprus, as well as in Turkey.[2]

Scopula turbulentaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. turbulentaria
Binomial name
Scopula turbulentaria
Synonyms
  • Acidalia turbulentaria Staudinger, 1870
  • Scopula turbidaria turbulentaria (Staudinger, 1870)

The wingspan is 18–19 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Nicotiana species, Plantago lanceolata and other low-growing plants.[4]

Taxonomy

The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Scopula turbidaria.

References
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  1. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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