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Scopula perlata

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Scopula perlata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. perlata
Binomial name
Scopula perlata
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia perlata Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia recessata Walker, 1861

Scopula perlata, the cream wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Australia (including Tasmania, New South Wales,[2] South Australia and Victoria), as well as Indonesia.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[3]

The larvae have been reared on Myosotis arvensis.

References

  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. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Scopula perlata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 June 2018). "Scopula perlata (Walker, 1861) Cream Wave". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 June 2019.