Scopula guancharia explained

Scopula guancharia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 23–24 mm.^[1] Adults are on wing nearly year round.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Calendula species.^[2]

Subspecies

• Scopula guancharia guancharia
• Scopula guancharia illustris Pinker, 1968
• Scopula guancharia mus Pinker, 1968
• Scopula guancharia uniformis Pinker, 1968

Notes and References

1. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Scopula_Guancharia lepiforum.de
2. http://www.pyrgus.de/Scopula_guancharia.html Europäische Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie: Scopula guancharia