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title: "Large Lace-border Moth"
description: "Scopula limboundata — Insecten en spinnen. Scopula limboundata, the large lace-border, is a moth of the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/large-lace-border-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Large Lace-border Moth

> Scopula limboundata — Insecten en spinnen. Scopula limboundata, the large lace-border, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Scopula limboundata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 38691
- Wikidata: [Q3403174](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3403174)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81680](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81680)

## Names

- en: Large Lace-border Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (21409), CA (6201)

## Summary

Scopula limboundata, the large lace-border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. There is a single and unconfirmed record from Great Britain.

The wingspan is 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in). Adults are on wing from late May to late August or early September.
The larvae feed on apple, blueberry, clover, dandelion, meadow-beauty, and black cherry.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopula_limboundata

## Photo

![Large Lace-border Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/large-lace-border-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ellyne Geurts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176539221

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/large-lace-border-moth?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).