| Large lace-border | |
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| Gatineau Park, Quebec | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. limboundata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula limboundata | |
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Scopula limboundata, the large lace-border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. There is a single and unconfirmed record from Great Britain.
The wingspan is 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in). 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.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scopula limboundata.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- McLeod, Robin (June 12, 2016). "Species Scopula limboundata - Large Lace-border - Hodges#7159". BugGuide. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- "910567.00 – 7159 – Scopula limboundata – Large Lace-border Moth – (Haworth, 1809)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- "Lace-border Moth". Moths of Fermilab. Archived from the original July 21, 2011.
- "Large Lace Border Moth Scopula limboundata #7159". PBase.
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Large Lace-border Scopula limboundata (Haworth, 1809)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
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