Scopula cacuminaria, the frosted tan wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1874.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. cacuminaria
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| Scopula cacuminaria (Morrison, 1874)
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The wingspan is 18–23 millimetres (0.71–0.91 in). Adults are on wing in July in Alberta.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 17, 2020). "Scopula cacuminaria (Morrison, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
External links
edit- Boone, Mike (July 6, 2016). "Species Scopula cacuminaria - Frosted Tan Wave Moth - Hodges#7157". BugGuide. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "910565.00 – 7157 – Scopula cacuminaria – Frosted Tan Wave Moth – (Morrison, 1874)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Scopula cacuminaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.