Scolopia

Scolopia
Scolopia rhinanthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Scolopia
Schreb.
Synonyms

Scolopia is an Old World genus of plants in family Salicaceae.

Species include:

The caterpillars of the Rustic (Cupha erymanthis), a brush-footed butterfly, utilize species of this genus as foodplants.

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