Scopula submutata

Scopula submutata, the Mediterranean lace border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe,^[2] North Africa and the Near East. The habitat consists of open, dry grassland and rocky slopes.

Scopula submutata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. submutata
Binomial name
Scopula submutata (Treitschke, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
Idaea submutata Treitschke, 1828 Scopula nivellearia Acidalia nivellearia Oberthur, 1922 Acidalia pseudhonestata Wehrli, 1926 Scopula syrilibanotica Wehrli, 1933 Acidalia gianellaria Turati, 1905 Acidalia submutaria Boisduval, 1840 Acidalia submutataria Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 Scopula submutata mudrica Koutsaftikis, 1973

The wingspan is 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from May to October.^[3]

The larvae feed on Thymus species and Origanum vulgare.^[4]

Subspecies

• Scopula submutata submutata (south-eastern Europe)
• Scopula submutata gedrensis Hausmann, 2003 (Liguria, southern France)
• Scopula submutata nivellearia (Wehrli, 1926) (Mallorca, Spain, Portugal)
• Scopula submutata roseonitens Wagner, 1926 (Pyrenees)
• Scopula submutata submutulata Rebel, 1902
• Scopula submutata taftanica Brandt, 1941 (Iran)
• Scopula submutata taurilibanotica Wehrli, 1932 (Cyprus)
• Scopula submutata transcaspia Prout, 1935