Scopula ornata explained

Scopula ornata, the lace border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica.^[1] It is found in Europe, North Africa and the Near East.^[2]

The wingspan is 21–. Adults are on wing in May and June, then again from late July to September.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, mainly Thymus, but also Achillea, Mentha, Origanum, Rumex, Taraxacum and Veronica.

Subspecies

• Scopula ornata ornata
• Scopula ornata enzela Prout, 1935
• Scopula ornata Scopula subornata Prout, 1913

External links

• Lace border at UKMoths
• Lepiforum e.V.

Notes and References

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 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x . free.
2. Web site: Scopula (Scopula) ornata (Scopoli, 1763). https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025906/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=444311. dead. March 4, 2016. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. 16 April 2017.