Bug FAQAngled Wave
Scopula ancellata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Angled Wave Moth
The angled wave moth has a wingspan of about 23 mm. It lives in mixed wood and coniferous forests across much of North America, from Quebec west to British Columbia and south to Arizona. Its caterpillars feed on the plants Meliotus alba and Alnus tenuifolia.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The adult’s wingspan measures roughly 23 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It inhabits mixed wood and coniferous forest areas.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae eat the leaves of Meliotus alba and Alnus tenuifolia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Arizona, California, Minnesota.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopula_ancellata
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