Scopula ornata

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Scopula ornata
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S. ornata
Binomial name
Scopula ornata
Synonyms
  • Phalaena ornata Scopoli, 1763
  • Geometra ornataria Hübner, [1799]
  • Phalaena paludata Linnaeus, 1767
  • Geometra arcuaria Hubner, 1799
  • Scopula arcuaria
  • Sphecodes arcuaria
  • Phalaena instilata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Phalaena institata Rottemburg, 1777
  • Phalaena interrupta Goeze, 1781
  • Phalaena intersecta Fourcroy, 1785
  • Phalaena paludalis Schrank, 1802
  • Scopula cinis Inoue, 1946

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The Lace Border (Scopula ornata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Europe, North Africa and the Near East.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June, then again from late July to September.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, mainly Thymus, but also Achillea, Mentha, Origanum, Rumex, Taraxacum and Veronica.

Subspecies

  • Scopula ornata ornata
  • Scopula ornata enzela Prout, 1935
  • Scopula ornata Scopula subornata Prout, 1913

References

  1. Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.

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