Scopula ancellata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. ancellata
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Scopula ancellata, the angled wave moth or pointed-winged wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. It is found in North America from Quebec west to the Northwest Territories and British Columbia and south to Michigan, Indiana and Arizona. The habitat consists of mixed wood and coniferous forests.[2]
The wingspan is about 23 millimetres (0.91 in).[3] Adults are light tan with well-defined dark crosslines and discal spots.
The larvae feed on Meliotus alba and Alnus tenuifolia.
Subspecies[edit]
- Scopula ancellata ancellata
- Scopula ancellata catenes (Druce, 1892)
References[edit]
- ^ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
- ^ Anweiler, G. G. & Schmidt, B. C. (November 25, 2003). "Species Details: Scopula ancellata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "910570.00 – 7162 – Scopula ancellata – Angled Wave Moth – (Hulst, 1887)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 11, 2019.