Scopula siccata

Scopula siccata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. siccata
Binomial name
Scopula siccata McDunnough, 1939

Scopula siccata on tansymustard, Descuriana sp. Photo taken at Los Poblanos Open Space, Albuquerque, N.M.

Scopula siccata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1939.^[1] It is found in North America from northern Colorado north through Wyoming, western Montana and Idaho to southern British Columbia and south-western Alberta.^[2] The habitat consists of dry slopes in mountainous areas.

The wingspan is 23–24 mm.

References

1. 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.
2. Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Scopula siccata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.