Scopula submutata, the Mediterranean lace border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe, North Africa and the Near East. The habitat consists of open, dry grassland and rocky slopes.
The wingspan is . There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from May to October.
The larvae feed on Thymus species and Origanum vulgare.
Subspecies
- Scopula submutata submutata (south-eastern Europe)
- Scopula submutata gedrensis <small>Hausmann, 2003</small> (Liguria, southern France)
- Scopula submutata nivellearia <small>(Wehrli, 1926)</small> (Mallorca, Spain, Portugal)
- Scopula submutata roseonitens <small>Wagner, 1926</small> (Pyrenees)
- Scopula submutata submutulata <small>Rebel, 1902</small>
- Scopula submutata taftanica <small>Brandt, 1941</small> (Iran)
- Scopula submutata taurilibanotica <small>Wehrli, 1932</small> (Cyprus)
- Scopula submutata transcaspia <small>Prout, 1935</small>
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