Scopula fuscata
Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
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Scopula fuscata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887.[1] It is found in North America from south-western Saskatchewan west to British Columbia and south to California and Arizona.[2] The habitat consists of montane areas, including foothills.
| Scopula fuscata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. fuscata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula fuscata (Hulst, 1887) | |
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The wingspan is 24–28 millimetres (0.94–1.10 in).