Scopula optivata (Walker, 1861)
(previously known as : Acidalia optivata)
 STERRHINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 18 April 2011)

Scopula optivata
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda

This adult moth has brown wings with dark zigzag markings, and sometimes with a black dot near the centre of each wing. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

Scopula optivata
underside
(Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens, Upper Beaconsfield)

The species has been found in:

  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Norfolk Island,
  • South Australia,
  • Victoria, and
  • Tasmania.

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