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Scopula rubraria

Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Summary

Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

|Ptychopoda rubraria|Doubleday, 1843 |Fidonia acidaliaria|Walker, 1862 |Acidalia attributa|Walker, 1861 |Acidalia figlinaria|Guenee, 1857 |Acidalia repletaria|Walker, 1861 |Leptomeris rubraria|(Doubleday, 1843)

Scopula rubraria, also called a plantain moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843 and originally named Ptychopoda rubraria.

Description

It has straw coloured wings with zigzag markings. The wingspan is about 20 mm.

Distribution

It is found throughout New Zealand and Australia (especially the more coastal regions of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania), in the Kermadec Islands, Norfolk Island and New Caledonia.

Host species

The caterpillars feed on Plantago lanceolata (narrow-leaved plantain), and have also been raised on Medicago sativa (lucerne) and the New Zealand endemic plantain Plantago spathulata. With the increased planting of narrow-leaved plantain as a forage plant in New Zealand, it has become a nuisance for farmers, along with Epyaxa rosearia, another New Zealand geometrid moth whose caterpillars feed on plantain.

References

References

  1. {{CiteQ. Q54576267
  2. Dieffenbach, Ernst. "Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country". J. Murray.
  3. "Phil Bendle Collection: Scopula rubraria (Plantain moth)". Main Trust.
  4. {{CiteQ. Q113263052
  5. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley. (9 July 2006). "Scopula rubraria". uts.edu.au.
  6. (2011). "Scopula rubraria (Doubleday, 1843)".
  7. (2018). "Oviposition and development of two plantain pests, ''Scopula rubraria'' and ''Epyaxa rosearia'' (Lepidoptera: geometridae)". New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research.
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