Scopula emutaria

Rosy wave
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. emutaria
Binomial name
	Scopula emutaria; (Hübner, 1809)
Synonyms
	Geometra emutaria Hübner, 1809; Phalaena subroseata Haworth, 1809;

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]

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)

References

^ "Scopula (Calothysanis) emutaria (Hübner, 1809)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ 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.
^ Prout, L.B. 1912–16. Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.
^ Peder Skou (1986). Leif Lyneborg (ed.). The Geometroid Moths of North Europe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae and Geometridae) (in Danish). Vol. 6. Translated by Elizabeth Folino. E.J. Brill/Scandinavian Science Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-9004078598.
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ UKmoths
^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

External links

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[1] "Scopula (Calothysanis) emutaria (Hübner, 1809)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[2] 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.

[3] Prout, L.B. 1912–16. Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.

[4] Peder Skou (1986). Leif Lyneborg (ed.). The Geometroid Moths of North Europe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae and Geometridae) (in Danish). Vol. 6. Translated by Elizabeth Folino. E.J. Brill/Scandinavian Science Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-9004078598.

[5] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

[6] UKmoths

[7] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

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