Scopula libyssa

Scopula libyssa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. libyssa
Binomial name
Scopula libyssa
(Hopffer, 1858)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Aletis libyssa Hopffer, 1858
  • Cartaletis libyssa
  • Aletis ethelinda Kirby, 1896
  • Aletis helcita latifasciata Gaede, 1917
  • Cartaletis monteironis nigriventris Gaede, 1917
  • Cartaletis monteironis entebbena Strand, 1921
  • Aletis monteironis Druce, 1883
  • Cartaletis libyssa fusciventris Gaede, 1917

Scopula libyssa is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Oxyanthus monteiroi, Oxyanthus speciosus and Randia axillare.[3]

Subspecies

References

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  1. Cartaletis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
  3. Afro Moths


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