Scopula ornata

Scopula ornata, the lace border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica.[1] It is found in Europe, North Africa and the Near East.[2]

Scopula ornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. ornata
Binomial name
Scopula ornata
Synonyms
  • Phalaena ornata Scopoli, 1763
  • Geometra ornataria Hübner, [1799]
  • Phalaena paludata Linnaeus, 1767
  • Geometra arcuaria Hubner, 1799
  • Scopula arcuaria
  • Sphecodes arcuaria
  • Phalaena instilata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Phalaena institata Rottemburg, 1777
  • Phalaena interrupta Goeze, 1781
  • Phalaena intersecta Fourcroy, 1785
  • Phalaena paludalis Schrank, 1802
  • Scopula cinis Inoue, 1946

The wingspan is 21–24 millimetres (0.83–0.94 in). Adults are on wing in May and June, then again from late July to September.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, mainly Thymus, but also Achillea, Mentha, Origanum, Rumex, Taraxacum and Veronica.

Subspecies
  • Scopula ornata ornata
  • Scopula ornata enzela Prout, 1935
  • Scopula ornata Scopula subornata Prout, 1913

References
  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) ornata (Scopoli, 1763)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2017.


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