Scopula submutata, the Mediterranean lace border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe,[2] North Africa and the Near East. The habitat consists of open, dry grassland and rocky slopes.

Scopula submutata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. submutata
Binomial name
Scopula submutata
Synonyms
  • Idaea submutata Treitschke, 1828
  • Scopula nivellearia
  • Acidalia nivellearia Oberthur, 1922
  • Acidalia pseudhonestata Wehrli, 1926
  • Scopula syrilibanotica Wehrli, 1933
  • Acidalia gianellaria Turati, 1905
  • Acidalia submutaria Boisduval, 1840
  • Acidalia submutataria Herrich-Schaffer, 1847
  • Scopula submutata mudrica Koutsaftikis, 1973

The wingspan is 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from May to October.[3]

The larvae feed on Thymus species and Origanum vulgare.[4]

Subspecies

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  • Scopula submutata submutata (south-eastern Europe)
  • Scopula submutata gedrensis Hausmann, 2003 (Liguria, southern France)
  • Scopula submutata nivellearia (Wehrli, 1926) (Mallorca, Spain, Portugal)
  • Scopula submutata roseonitens Wagner, 1926 (Pyrenees)
  • Scopula submutata submutulata Rebel, 1902
  • Scopula submutata taftanica Brandt, 1941 (Iran)
  • Scopula submutata taurilibanotica Wehrli, 1932 (Cyprus)
  • Scopula submutata transcaspia Prout, 1935

References

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  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. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
  2. ^ "Scopula (Scopula) submutata (Treitschke, 1828)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. ^ "LOT Moths and Butterflies". August 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  4. ^ Lepiforum.de