Scopula plantagenaria (Hulst, 1887) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scopula plantagenaria (Hulst, 1887)

Scopula plantagenaria (Hulst, 1887)

Scopula plantagenaria is a ~21 mm wingspan geometrid moth found across parts of the United States.

Family
Genus
Scopula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scopula plantagenaria (Hulst, 1887)

Scopula plantagenaria, first described by Hulst in 1887, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. This species has a wingspan of approximately 21 millimeters. Its known distribution ranges from California eastward to Florida, and from Utah eastward to Missouri.

Photo: (c) Lee Hoy, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Geometridae › Scopula

More from Geometridae

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

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