Species profile

Scopula rubraria

FamilyGeometridae GenusScopula NZ statusNative

An adventive species commonly found in pasture, roadsides, grassland and weedy habitats. Unlike many geometrid moths it frequently flies in sunshine, and fresh adults have pinkish hindwings that fade towards brown with age.

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