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.
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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. siccata
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| Scopula siccata McDunnough, 1939
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The wingspan is 23–24 mm.
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Scopula siccata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.