Scopula emutaria, the rosy wave, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in western and south-western Europe and Romania. Also in North Africa.Prout, L.B. 1912–16. Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.
The wingspan is (sometimes ). Easy to distinguish by its whitish ground-colour, slight or rather strong pink flush. Most striking is the straight broad line over the wing towards the wing tip.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
Adults are on wing from June to July.UKmoths
It is a coastal species. The larvae feed on sea beet and Armeria maritima.Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
Subspecies Scopula emutaria emutaria Scopula emutaria subroseata (Haworth, 1809)
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