Cream Wave (Scopula floslactata)

Cream Wave, a reference photo — Photo: Ilia Ustyantsev from Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The cream wave (Scopula floslactata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. It is found in forest and woodland regions, feeding on grasses and small plants such as dandelion.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Cream Wave being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Scopula ternata
Scopula junctaria
Scopula subpunctaria
Scopula immutata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: Scopula floslactata

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