Scopula ornata

Scopula ornata, the lace border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica.^[1] It is found in Europe, North Africa and the Near East.^[2]

Scopula ornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. ornata
Binomial name
Scopula ornata (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
Phalaena ornata Scopoli, 1763 Geometra ornataria Hübner, [1799] Phalaena paludata Linnaeus, 1767 Geometra arcuaria Hubner, 1799 Scopula arcuaria Sphecodes arcuaria Phalaena instilata Hufnagel, 1767 Phalaena institata Rottemburg, 1777 Phalaena interrupta Goeze, 1781 Phalaena intersecta Fourcroy, 1785 Phalaena paludalis Schrank, 1802 Scopula cinis Inoue, 1946

The wingspan is 21–24 millimetres (0.83–0.94 in). Adults are on wing in May and June, then again from late July to September.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, mainly Thymus, but also Achillea, Mentha, Origanum, Rumex, Taraxacum and Veronica.

Subspecies

• Scopula ornata ornata
• Scopula ornata enzela Prout, 1935
• Scopula ornata Scopula subornata Prout, 1913