Scopula achroa

Scopula achroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. achroa
Binomial name
Scopula achroa
(Lower, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Emmiltis achroa Lower, 1902
  • Dasybela achroa

Scopula achroa, the Tasmanian saltmarsh looper moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is only found in the saltmarshes of Tasmania.[2]

Adults have brown wings with zigzag markings.

References

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  1. Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
  2. Australian Insects


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