Scopula confinaria explained

Scopula confinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe, southern Russia^[1] and Turkey.

The larvae feed on Silene and Dianthus species.^[2]

Subspecies

• Scopula confinaria confinaria
• Scopula confinaria aetnaea (Prout, 1935)
• Scopula confinaria prouti (Hausmann, 1993)
• Scopula confinaria scoblei (Hausmann, 1993)

Scopula sacraria is treated as a subspecies (Scopula confinaria sacraria) by some authors. The same is true for Scopula uberaria (Scopula confinaria uberaria).

External links

• Lepiforum.de

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scopula (Calothysanis) confinaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847). https://web.archive.org/web/20151208110845/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=444398. dead. December 8, 2015. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. 18 May 2017.
2. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/GlossConfi.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa