Scopula siccata explained

Scopula siccata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1939.^[1] It is found in North America from northern Colorado north through Wyoming, western Montana and Idaho to southern British Columbia and south-western Alberta.^[2] The habitat consists of dry slopes in mountainous areas.

The wingspan is 23–24 mm.

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: Anweiler, G. G. . 2007 . Species Details: Scopula siccata . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . December 29, 2020.