''Scopula decorata'', the middle lace border, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

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. It is found throughout

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. The

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is . The moth flies in two generations from the end of May to August. The larva feeds on

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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.

References

External links

Middle lace border on UKmothsLepiforum.deVlindernet.nl
decorata Moths described in 1775 Moths of Europe Taxa named by Michael Denis Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller {{Scopula-stub