Scopula rubraria
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| Scopula rubraria | |
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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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| 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
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 No label or title -- debug: Q54576267, 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.
- ↑ No label or title -- debug: Q113263052, 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.