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

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Scopula lautaria (Hübner)

Scopula lautaria (Hübner)

Scopula lautaria, the small frosted wave moth, is a North American geometrid moth described in 1831 with a ~15 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Scopula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scopula lautaria (Hübner)

Scopula lautaria, commonly called the small frosted wave moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Geometridae. Jacob Hübner first described this species in 1831. It is found across North America, with confirmed records in the US states of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas. The wingspan of this moth measures approximately 15 millimetres, which is 0.59 inches.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Scopula

More from Geometridae

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

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