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Scopula decorata

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 2, 2025
Entity authorityQ1305151 ↗
Source-derived summary

Scopula decorata, the middle lace border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe.

The wingspan is 20–23 millimetres (0.79–0.91 in). The moth flies in two generations from the end of May to August.

The larva feeds on thyme.

Subspecies

Scopula decorata decorata

Scopula decorata armeniaca (Thierry-Mieg, 1916)

Scopula decorata congruata (Zeller, 1847)

Scopula decorata drenowskii Sterneck, 1941

Scopula decorata eurhythma Prout, 1935

Scopula decorata przewalskii Viidaleppp, 1975

Scopula decorata congruata is treated as a full species by some authors.

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This entry incorporates text from “Scopula decorata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.