Scopula submutata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. submutata
Binomial name
Scopula submutata (Treitschke, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
Idaea submutataTreitschke, 1828 Scopula nivellearia Acidalia nivelleariaOberthur, 1922 Acidalia pseudhonestataWehrli, 1926 Scopula syrilibanoticaWehrli, 1933 Acidalia gianellariaTurati, 1905 Acidalia submutariaBoisduval, 1840 Acidalia submutatariaHerrich-Schaffer, 1847 Scopula submutata mudricaKoutsaftikis, 1973

Scopula submutata, theMediterranean lace border, is amoth of the familyGeometridae. It is found in southernEurope,^[2]North Africa and theNear East. The habitat consists of open,dry grassland and rocky slopes.

Thewingspan is 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from May to October.^[3]

The larvae feed onThymus species andOriganum vulgare.^[4]

• Scopula submutata submutata (south-eastern Europe)
• Scopula submutata gedrensisHausmann, 2003 (Liguria, southern France)
• Scopula submutata nivellearia(Wehrli, 1926) (Mallorca, Spain, Portugal)
• Scopula submutata roseonitensWagner, 1926 (Pyrenees)
• Scopula submutata submutulataRebel, 1902
• Scopula submutata taftanicaBrandt, 1941 (Iran)
• Scopula submutata taurilibanoticaWehrli, 1932 (Cyprus)
• Scopula submutata transcaspiaProut, 1935

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