Scopula tessellaria

Scopula tessellaria
	Scopula tesselaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. tessellaria
Binomial name
	Scopula tessellaria; (Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
	Strenia tessellaria Boisduval, 1840; Eupisteria pulverulentaria Selys-Longchamps, 1844; Acidalia tabianaria Turati, 1905; Scopula tessellaria guillaumei Leraut, 2005;

Scopula tessellaria, the dusky-brown wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Albania, former Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Greece, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia.^[2] In the east, the range extends to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palaearctic realm.

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on various low-growing plants,^[3] including Origanum species.^[4]

Subspecies[edit]

Scopula tessellaria tessellaria
Scopula tessellaria proutiana Sheljuzhko, 1955

Taxonomy[edit]

Scopula tessellaria guillaumei was described from the Alps of southern France, however, further research has shown that it is just an altitudinal form.

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
^ Lepiforum.de

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[1] 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.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

[4] Lepiforum.de

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