Scopula perlata (Walker, 1861) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scopula perlata (Walker, 1861)

Scopula perlata (Walker, 1861)

Scopula perlata, the cream wave, is a 20 mm wingspan Geometrid moth found in Australia and Indonesia.

Family
Genus
Scopula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scopula perlata (Walker, 1861)

Scopula perlata, commonly called the cream wave, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. Francis Walker first formally described this species in 1861. This moth is found in Australia, including the Australian states and territories of Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria, and it also occurs in Indonesia. The adult wingspan of Scopula perlata measures around 20 millimeters. Researchers have successfully reared the species' larvae using Myosotis arvensis as a food source.

Photo: (c) Victor W Fazio III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Victor W Fazio III · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Scopula

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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