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Scopula Schrank, 1802

Scopula Schrank, 1802; Fauna Boica 2 (2): 162, TS: Phalaena paludata Linnaeus
Sphecodes Hübner, 1822; Syst.-alph. Verz.: 39-52 (preocc. Sphecodes, Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera)), TS: Geometra arcuaria Hübner
Calothysanis Hübner, [1823]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (19): 301, TS: Geometra imitaria Hübner
Acidalia Treitschke, 1825; in Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 5 (2): 438 (preocc. Acidalia Hübner, [1819]), TS: Geometra strigaria
Leptomeris Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (20): 310, TS: Geometra umbelaria Hübner

= ; [NACL, 100]

Craspedia Hübner, [1825]; : 312, TS: Phalaena ornata Scopoli

= ; [NACL, 100]

Dosithea Duponchel, 1829; Hist. nat. Lépid. Fr. 7 (2): 108, TS: Phalaena ornata Scopoli

= ; [NACL, 100]

Dosthoea Rambur, 1833; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. 2: 36 (missp.)
Cymatida Sodoffsky, 1837; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 10 (6): 91 (repl. Acidalia Treitschke, 1825), TS: Geometra strigaria Hübner

= ; [NACL, 100]

Sarodria Sodoffsky, 1837; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 10 (6): 91 (unnec. repl. for Scopula Schrank, 1802)
Acidalia Bruand, 1846; Mém. Soc. Emul. Doubs (1) 2 (2, livr. 3-4): 91 (preocc. Acidalia Hübner, [1819]), TS: Geometra strigaria Hübner
Sarothria Agassiz, 1847; Nomencl. zool. (Index univl.): 331 (unjust. emend. Sarodria Sodoffsky, 1837)
Cymatoides Agassiz, 1847; Nomencl. zool. (Index univl.): 112 (unjust. emend. Cymatida Sodoffsky, 1837)
Pylarge Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6 (68): 105, 116, TS: Idaea commutata Freyer

= ; [NACL, 100]

Phyletis Guenée, 1857; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. Nat. Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) 10: 169, TS: Phyletis silonaria Guenée

= ; [NACL, 100]

Lycauges Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 4: 373, TS: Lycauges lactea Butler

= ; [NACL, 100]

Trichoclada Meyrick, 1886; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1886: 208, TS: Tricholada epigypsa Meyrick

= ; [NACL, 100]

Runeca Moore, 1888; Descr. new indian Lep. Insects Coll. Atkinson (3): 252, TS: Runeca ferrilineata Moore

= ; [NACL, 100]

Longula Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 5: 157, TS: Longula extraordinaria Staudinger

= ; [NACL, 100]

Synelys Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 297, 300, TS: Acidalia enucleata Guenée

= ; [NACL, 100]

Induna Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4: 55, TS: Induna rufisalsa Warren

= ; [NACL, 100]

Acidalina Staudinger, 1898; : 269, TS: Acidalina decolor Staudinger

= ; [NACL, 100]

Pleionocentra Warren, 1898; Novit. zool. 5: 242, TS: Scopula plionocentra Prout (missid. Geometra minorata Boisduval)

= ; [NACL, 100]

Chlorocraspedia Warren, 1899; Novit. zool. 6: 292, TS: Chlorocraspedia ansorgei Warren

= ; [NACL, 100]

Lipocentris Warren, 1905; Novit. zool. 12: 389, TS: Lipocentris rubriceps Warren

= ; [NACL, 100]

Psilephyra Bastelberger, 1909; Int. ent. Z. 3: 101, TS: Psilephyra bilineata Bastelberger

= ; [NACL, 100]

Csopula ; Fischer von Roslerstamm, 1842, Abbildungen Schmettkde : 276 (missp.)
Scopula (Scopulini) ; [NACL, 100]; [FE]

600x451 (~34Kb) USA: Near Table Mtn (USFS 9705) (47°18'28N 120°41'25W), Kittitas Co., WA, 19.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

600x745 (~71Kb) USA: Near Table Mtn (47°18'11N 120°40'44W), Kittitas Co., WA, 17.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Scopula immorata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Viirulehtimittari Lewes Wave
Scopula immorata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Scopula immorata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Scopula immorata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Scopula immorata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

612x456 (~72Kb) Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Schönenberg, Hinter dem Flecken (8°49'E, 48°57'N, 260m), 20.05.2000, Photo © Karl Hofsäß	800x541 (~33Kb) male female Finland, Espoo, ?June 2002 Photo 04062002_08 © Timo Viitanen	800x1043 (~79Kb) Russia, Tatarstan, village Varkljed-Bodja (56°13'N 52°49'E), about 20km S of Agriz, 6.8.2004 (reddish tint due to evening sun), Photo © Markku Savela
811x467 (~104Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 15.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	934x581 (~120Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 22.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	304x332 (~21Kb)

Larva on Viscaria vulgaris, Plantago major, Hieracium sp.

Scopula corrivalaria (Kretschmar, 1862)

Hierakkalehtimittari
Scopula corrivalaria, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]

800x537 (~68Kb) female RUSSIA Gumbaritsa 60°40'N 32°57'E, ex.o. 7.1992, Photo 28.2.1993 © Kimmo Silvonen

276x172 (~8Kb)

Larva on (Middle Europe) Rumex aquaticus

S. c. corrivalaria

S. c. eccletica Prout, 1935

Scopula caricaria Reutti, 1853

Scopula caricaria, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]

First record from Finland in July 2000.

Scopula virgulata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Rämelehtimittari
Geometra virgulata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 117
Geometra strigaria Hübner, [1799]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [5] : pl. 18 (1796-1799), f. 95
Scopula virgulata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Scopula virgulata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Scopula virgulata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

900x574 (~89Kb) AUSTRIA Neusiedlersee Jois, ex.o. 6.1989 Michael Leipnitz, Photo 17.8.1989 © Kimmo Silvonen

268x268 (~13Kb)

Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus?

S. v. virgulata

S. v. substrigaria (Staudinger, 1900)

rossica Djakonov, 1926

S. v. subtilis Prout, 1935

Scopula concinnaria (Duponchel, 1842)

SWEU. See [About maps]

Scopula ornata (Scopoli, 1763)

Valkolehtimittari Lace Border
Phalaena ornata Scopoli, 1763; Ent. Carniolica: 219
Geometra ornataria Hübner, [1799]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [5] : pl. 14 (1796-1799), f. 70 (unjust. emend.)
Phalaena paludata Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): 873, TL: Lusitania
Scopula ornata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Scopula ornata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Scopula ornata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Scopula ornata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

272x140 (~8Kb)

Larva on (Sweden) Achillea, Mentha, Origanum, Rumex, Taraxacum, Thymus, Veronica

Scopula honestata (Mabiller, 1869)

Corsica. See [About maps]

Scopula nivellearia (Oberthür, 1922)

SWEU. See [About maps]

Scopula decorata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Sinilehtimittari
Scopula decorata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Scopula decorata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Scopula decorata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

800x510 (~72Kb) female ESTONIA Saaremaa, ex.o. 7.1994, Photo 15.4.1995 © Kimmo Silvonen

Larva on Thymus, T. serpyllum

S. d. decorata

Scopyla decorata decorata

S. d. violata (Thunberg, 1784)

S. d. armeniaca (Thierry-Meig, 1916)

S. d. przhewalskii Viidalepp, 1975

Scopula vigilata Prout, 1913

SEEU. See [About maps]

Scopula rubiginata (Hufnagel, 1767)

Rusolehtimittari Tawny Wave
Scopula rubiginata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Scopula rubiginata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Scopula rubiginata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Scopula rubiginata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

360x376 (~21Kb)

Larva on (Sweden) Convolvulus, Lotus, Thymus, Polygonum

Scopula ochraceata (Staudinger, 1901)

SEEU. See [About maps]

Scopula decolor (Staudinger, 1898)

SEU. See [About maps] Acidalina decolor Staudinger, 1898; : 269, pl. 4, f. 5, TL: Chellala, Algeria

Scopula rubellata (Staudinger, 1871)

SWEU. See [About maps]

Scopula marginepunctata (Goeze, 1781)

Scopula marginepunctata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Scopula marginepunctata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Scopula marginepunctata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Scopula marginepunctata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

500x287 (~26Kb) Northern Greece, Axios Delta, 15/7/1995, Photo © Dylan Lloyd leg.

Scopula incanata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Harmolehtimittari
Scopula incanata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Scopula incanata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Scopula incanata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

900x1258 (~152Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki (6719:539) 24.7.2004, Photo © Markku Savela

308x312 (~17Kb)

Larva on Polygonum aviculare, Sorbus aucuparia

Scopula luridata (Zeller, 1847)

SEEU. See [About maps]

Scopula immutata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Luhtalehtimittari Lesser Cream Wave
Scopula immutata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Scopula immutata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Scopula immutata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Scopula immutata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

900x609 (~94Kb) FINLAND U: Espoo Suvimetsä 667:37, ex.o 7.1991, Photo 6.9.1991 © Kimmo Silvonen

902x611 (~96Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 01.07.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov

292x296 (~15Kb)

Larva on Viola canina, Plantago major

S. i. immutata

S. i. contramutata (Prout, 1913)

Scopula frigidaria (Möschler, 1860)

. See [About maps] Pohjanlehtimittari
Scopula frigidaria, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]

900x655 (~115Kb) female FINLAND Ks: Kuusamo Oulanka 736:61, ex.o 7.1995, Photo 26.11.1995 © Kimmo Silvonen

260x152 (~8Kb)

Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus?

S. f. frigidaria

Scopula frigidaria frigidaria ; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 203

S. f. schoyeni (Schneider, 1883)

Kola Peninsula, Fennoscandia

Scopula ternata (Schrank, 1802)

Mustikkalehtimittari Smoky Wave
Phalaena ternata Schrank, 1802; Fauna Boica 2 (2): 57
Idaea commutata Freyer, [1832]; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 1 : 143, pl. 77, f. 4, TL: Styrian Alps
Idaea commutaria Boisduval, 1840; Genera Index Eur. Lepid.: 226 (unjust. emend.)
Scopula ternata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Scopula ternata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Scopula ternata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Scopula ternata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

900x599 (~103Kb) female FINLAND Ks: Kuusamo Oulanka 736:61, ex.o 7.1993 Seppo Silvonen, Photo 24.5.1994 © Kimmo Silvonen

304x312 (~17Kb)

Larva on Vaccinium, V. uliginosum, Calluna vulgaris

Scopula floslactata (Harworth, 1809)

Maitolehtimittari Cream Wave
lactata Haworth, 1809²
Scopula floslactata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Scopula floslactata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Scopula floslactata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Scopula floslactata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

308x288 (~14Kb)

Larva on Rumex acetosa, Galium verum, Taraxacum vulgare

Scopula subpunctaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)

900x692 (~69Kb) BRD Wurtt.Schwäbische Alb Reichenb, ex.o 6.1990 Michael Leipnitz, Photo 27.10.1990 © Kimmo Silvonen

Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)

SEU. See [About maps] ochroleucata
Scopula minorata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

900x576 (~85Kb) SPAIN Mallorca Cala Millor, ex.o. 4.1989 Erich Loser © 30.5.1989 Kimmo Silvonen

Scopula quancharia

900x504 (~105Kb) SPAIN LaGomera Santiago/Tecina 50m, ex.o 6.1991 Michael Leipnitz, Photo 14.6.1992 © Kimmo Silvonen

Scopula emissaria (Walker, 1861)

-. See [About maps] Acidalia emissaria Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 22: 751

S. e. lactea (Butler, 1879)

Japan Lycauges lactea Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 4: 373, TL: Japan

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[Dylan Lloyd]

Hafanedd, Deiniol Rd., Bangor, Wales, U.K., LL57 2UP; Last known e-mail and url (neither works); e-mail: Dylan Lloyd; http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~bss035/comett/wwmoth.htm

[FE]

Fauna Europaea; Fauna Europaea

[GALEPS]

Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[Karl Hofsäß]

Karl Hofsaess; e-mail: Karl Hofsäß

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[Lynn Scott]

Moths of the Ottawa Area; Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[Pierre Zagatti]

WWW pages; Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles; e-mail: Pierre Zagatti

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[Timo Viitanen]

http://www.kuvarkisto.com/

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Becker & Miller, 2002

The large moths of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: a survey of efficient colonizers J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 9-44

Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002

An annotated checklist of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from the Kamchatka Peninsula and adjacent islands Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 195-235

Boisduval, 1840

Genera et Index Methodicus Europaeorum Lepidopterorum Genera Index Eur. Lepid.: 238pp

Butler, 1879

Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Japan Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 4: 349-374, 437-457

Fischer von Roslerstamm, 1842

Abbildungen zur Berichtigung und Ergänzung der Schmetterlingskunde, besonders der Microlepitopterologie als Supplement zu Treitschke's und Hübner's europaeischen Schmetterlinge, mit erläuterndem Text Abbildungen Schmettkde : 1-16, pl. 1-10 (1834), 17-36, pl. 11-20 (1835), 37-60, pl. 21-30 (1836), 61-102, pl. 31-40 (1837), 103-132, pl. 41-50 (1838), 133-188, pl. 51-65 (1839), 189-216, pl. 66-75 (1840), 217-268, pl. 76-90 (1841), 269-288, pl. 91-95 (1842), 289-308, pl. 96-100 (1843)

Freyer, [1832]

Neuere Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde mit Abbildungen nach der Natur. (1-16) Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 1 : 1-80 (1831), 81-162 (1832), 163-182 (1833)

Haworth, 1809

Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803), (2): 137-376 ([1809]), (3): 377-512 ([1811]), (4): 513-609 (1828)

Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]

Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu J. Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, Sechter un letzter Band, 1843-1856 Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6 (i) Erkl. Taf. Umrissen [Macrolep.], (ii) Erläuterung Taf. Umrissen Microlep., Nachtrag zum ersten Bande, (iv) Syst. Lep. Europae, (1): (i) pl. [I] (1843), (3): (i) [I]-II, pl. II-IV (1844), (6): (i) pl. V (1844), (7): (i) pl. VI (1844), (8): (i) III-X, pl. VII-VIII (1844), (9): (i) pl. IX-XI (1844), (11): (i) pl. XII (1845), (13): (i) XI-XIV, pl. XIII-XIV (1846), (17): (i) pl. XVI (1846), (22): (ii) pl. I-III (1847), (35): (i) pl. XV (1848), (36): (i) pl. XVII-XIX (1848), (37): (i) pl. XX (1849), (?38): (i) XV-XVIII (1849), (38): (i) pl. XXI-XXII (1849), (40): (ii) [I]-II-IV, pl. IV-IX (1849), (48): [1], 2-24 (1851), (55): 25-80, (iv) [1], 2-36 (1852), (60): (ii) V-VIII, pl. X-XIV (iv) 37-40 (1853), (65): (iv) 41-60 (1854), (66): (iv) 61-72 (1855), (68): 81-152 (1855), (69): 153-178, (Index univ.) [1], 2-48 (1856), (Schlusswort) [i-iv] (1856)

Hübner, [1799]; Hübner, [1809]; Hübner, [1813]

Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. V. Geometrae - Spanner ("Vierte Band") Samml. eur. Schmett. [5] : pl. 1-59, f. 1-307 (1796-1799), pl. 60, f. 308-312 (1799-1800), pl. 61-66, f. 313-346 (1800-1809), pl. 67-89, f. 347-460 (1809-1813), pl. 90-95, f. 461-492 (1814-1817), pl. 96-98, f. 493-508 (1818-1819), pl. 99-100, f. 509-519 (1819-1822), pl. 101-102, f. 520-531 (1824-1825), pl. 103-105, f. 532-549 (1825-1826), (Geyer), pl. 106-108, f. 550-568 (1828-1831), pl. 109-111, f. 569-585 (1833), pl. 112-113, f. 586-596 (1838), [1-14], 15-24 (1800?)

Hübner, [1823]; Hübner, [1825]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Hübner, 1822

Systematisch-alphabetisches Verzeichniss aller bisher bey den Fürbildungen zur Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge angegebenen Gattungsbenennungen; mit Vormerkung auch augsburgischer Gattungen, von Jacob Hübner Syst.-alph. Verz.: [I-III], IV-VI, [1]-2-81

Hulst, 1896

Classification of the Geometrina of North America Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 245-386, pls. 10-11

Linnaeus, 1767

Systema Naturae per Regna tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, .... Editio Duocecima Reformata. Tom. 1. Part II. Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): -,533-1327

Schrank, 1802

Fauna Boica. Durchgedachte Geschichte der in Baiern einheimischen und zahmen Thiere. 2 (2) Fauna Boica 2 (2): ? pp.

Staudinger, 1892

Neue Arten und Varietaten von paläarktischen Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 5: 141-260

Walker, 1861

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 1-276 (1860), 21: 277-498 (1860), 22: 499-755 (1861), 23: 757-1020 (1861), 24: 1021-1280 (1862), 25: 1281-1477 (1862), 26: 1478-1796 ([1863])

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Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.