Scopula emutaria
Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
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Scopula emutaria, the rosy wave, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in western and south-western Europe and Romania. Also in North Africa.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. emutaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula emutaria | |
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The wingspan is 23–26 millimetres (0.91–1.02 in) (sometimes 20–24 millimetres (0.79–0.94 in)). Easy to distinguish by its whitish ground-colour, slight or rather strong pink flush. Most striking is the straight broad line over the wing towards the wing tip.[4][5]
Adults are on wing from June to July.[6]
It is a coastal species. The larvae feed on sea beet and Armeria maritima.[7]
Subspecies
- Scopula emutaria emutaria
- Scopula emutaria subroseata (Haworth, 1809)
