Scopula cacuminaria, the frosted tan wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1874.[1][2] It is found in North America across southern Canada, from the Maritimes to southern British Columbia, south to Texas.

Scopula cacuminaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. cacuminaria
Binomial name
Scopula cacuminaria (Morrison, 1874)
Synonyms
Acidalia cacuminaria Morrison, 1874 Acidalia cacuminata Packard, 1876

The wingspan is 18–23 millimetres (0.71–0.91 in). Adults are on wing in July in Alberta.

The larvae feed on various plants. They have been recorded on lettuce, dandelion and other Asteraceae species.

References

External links

• Boone, Mike (July 6, 2016). "Species Scopula cacuminaria - Frosted Tan Wave Moth - Hodges#7157". BugGuide. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
• "910565.00 – 7157 – Scopula cacuminaria – Frosted Tan Wave Moth – (Morrison, 1874)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
• Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Scopula cacuminaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.