Reddish Wave - female
Scopula rubraria
-37.8931, 145.313
Field Notes
Description:
A geometrid moth with a wing sapn of 20 mm. Wings were a pale reddish-brown with wavy patterns of dark brown. Each fore wing showed a single dark spot in the middle of the wing. Antennae were thread-like
Habitat:
Spotted under bright lights near a national park.
Notes:
Females of this species look much like the males
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19499070
Larvae of this species feed on a variety of soft herbaceous plants.
I am yet to see a fresh reddish wave. I have spotted several and they always look a little tired, a little damaged and show scale-loss.
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Sterrhinae
Reference Links:
Scopula rubraria
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedMarch 7, 2014
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