Scopula siccata
Appearance
Scopula siccata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. siccata
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Binomial name | |
Scopula siccata McDunnough, 1939
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Scopula siccata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1939.[1] It is found in North America from northern Colorado north through Wyoming, western Montana and Idaho to southern British Columbia and south-western Alberta.[2] The habitat consists of dry slopes in mountainous areas.
The wingspan is 23–24 mm.
References
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- ^ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
- ^ Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Scopula siccata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.