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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Scopula (S.) ornata
Scopula ornata(Scopoli, 1763)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Sterrhinae
  3. Scopulini
  4. Scopula
  5. Scopula
  6.  ornata
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Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Fallow land
  • Forest clearings
  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Sunny slopes

MU
FU

21-26 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVlnopásník okrášlený
    DanskPyntelig løvmåler
    DeutschSchmuck-Kleinspanner
    Eesti keelValge-lehevaksik
    EnglishLace Border
    FrançaisAcidalie ornée
    FrançaisPhalène ornée
    LietuviųRaštuotasis sprindžiukas
    MagyarDíszes sávosaraszoló
    NederlandsKantstipspanner
    PolskiWątlak nadobny
    SlovenčinaPiadica okrášlená
    SlovenščinaLepi mali pedic
    SuomeksiValkolehtimittari
    SvenskaPrydlig lövmätare
    РусскийПяденица нарядная
    РусскийПяденица украшенная
    日本語フチグロシロヒメシャク
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    LamiaceaeOriganum vulgareWilder Majoran
    LamiaceaeThymus pulegioidesBroad-leaved thyme
    LamiaceaeThymus vulgarisCommon Thyme
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeAchillea millefoliumCommon Yarrow
    LamiaceaeMenthaMint
    PlantaginaceaeVeronicaSpeedwell
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Scopula instilataHufnagel, 1767
    Scopula paludataLinnaeus, 1767
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Katarzyna GryśPoland, Polkowice

Adult, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult, upperside.

Jerzy ZiębaItaly, Ceprano

Adult, upperside.

Katarzyna GryśPoland, Polkowice

Adult, upperside.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Male, upperside.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Germany

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Lipovník

Egg.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Lipovník
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