About Scopula virginalis Geoffroy, 1785
Scopula caricaria is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. This species is distributed across Spain, Italy, France, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, north-western Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. The wingspan of adult Scopula caricaria ranges from 24 to 28 millimetres, which equals 0.94 to 1.10 inches. Adults of this species are active from July to September, typically producing one generation per year. A partial second generation may occur in the southern portion of the species' range. The larvae of Scopula caricaria feed on plant species from the Centaurea and Artemisia genera.
