Scopula tessellaria, the dusky-brown wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Albania, former Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Greece, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia.[2] In the east, the range extends to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palaearctic realm.
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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. tessellaria
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The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on various low-growing plants,[3] including Origanum species.[4]
Subspecies
edit- Scopula tessellaria tessellaria
- Scopula tessellaria proutiana Sheljuzhko, 1955
Taxonomy
editScopula tessellaria guillaumei was described from the Alps of southern France, however, further research has shown that it is just an altitudinal form.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Scopula.
- ^ 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. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- ^ Lepiforum.de