| Scopula rubraria | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. rubraria
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| Binomial name | |
| Scopula rubraria | |
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Scopula rubraria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to both New Zealand and Australia.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843 and originally named Ptychopoda rubraria. [1] [2]
Description
The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).
Distribution
It is found throughout New Zealand and in the coastal regions of south eastern Australia and throughout Tasmania. [3]
Host species
The larvae feed on Plantago lanceolata. [4] Larvae have also been raised on Medicago sativa and on the New Zealand endemic plantain Plantago spathulata. [5]
References
- ^ a b c Pasi Sihvonen (April 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. ISSN 1096-3642. Wikidata Q54576267.
- ^ Dieffenbach, Ernst. Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Vol. 2. London: J. Murray. pp. 286–287.
- ^ Philippa J. Gerard; Bruce A. Philip; Colin M. Ferguson; Tina M. Eden (12 December 2017). "Oviposition and development of two plantain pests, Scopula rubraria and Epyaxa rosearia (Lepidoptera: geometridae)". New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 61 (4): 414–424. doi: 10.1080/00288233.2017.1400445. ISSN 0028-8233. Wikidata Q113263052.
- ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (9 July 2006). "Scopula rubraria". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Scopula rubraria (Doubleday, 1843)". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
| Scopula rubraria | |
|---|---|
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| |
| Female | |
|
| |
| Male | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. rubraria
|
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula rubraria | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
| |
Scopula rubraria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to both New Zealand and Australia.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843 and originally named Ptychopoda rubraria. [1] [2]
Description
The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).
Distribution
It is found throughout New Zealand and in the coastal regions of south eastern Australia and throughout Tasmania. [3]
Host species
The larvae feed on Plantago lanceolata. [4] Larvae have also been raised on Medicago sativa and on the New Zealand endemic plantain Plantago spathulata. [5]
References
- ^ a b c Pasi Sihvonen (April 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. ISSN 1096-3642. Wikidata Q54576267.
- ^ Dieffenbach, Ernst. Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Vol. 2. London: J. Murray. pp. 286–287.
- ^ Philippa J. Gerard; Bruce A. Philip; Colin M. Ferguson; Tina M. Eden (12 December 2017). "Oviposition and development of two plantain pests, Scopula rubraria and Epyaxa rosearia (Lepidoptera: geometridae)". New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 61 (4): 414–424. doi: 10.1080/00288233.2017.1400445. ISSN 0028-8233. Wikidata Q113263052.
- ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (9 July 2006). "Scopula rubraria". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Scopula rubraria (Doubleday, 1843)". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2023.