Scopula rubraria explained

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]

Description

The wingspan is about .

Distribution

It is found throughout New Zealand and in the coastal regions of south eastern Australia and throughout Tasmania.

Host species

The larvae feed on Plantago lanceolata.^[2] Larvae have also been raised on Medicago sativa and on the New Zealand endemic plantain Plantago spathulata.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Dieffenbach, Ernst . Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country . J. Murray . 2 . London . 286–287.
2. Web site: Scopula rubraria . Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley . uts.edu.au . 9 July 2006 . 2009-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080728204255/http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/ster/rubrar.html . 28 July 2008 . dead.
3. Web site: 2011 . Scopula rubraria (Doubleday, 1843) . 2023-04-23 . plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz.