Scopula lactea

Scopula lactea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. lactea
Binomial name
Scopula lactea
(Warren, 1900)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leucoxena lactea Warren, 1900

Scopula lactea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Kenya.[2]

Taxonomy

Scopula lactea is a junior secondary homonym of Lycauges lactea described by Butler in 1879 and requires a replacement name.

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. Afro Moths


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