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

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

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