Scopula minorata

Scopula minorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. minorata
Binomial name
Scopula minorata
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra minorata Boisduval, 1833
  • Scopula conscutanea (Walker, 1863)
  • Acidalia consentanea Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia holobapharia Mabille, 1900
  • Acidalia luculata Guenée, 1858
  • Acidalia mauritiata Guenée, 1858
  • Emmiltis (Craspedia) mombasae Warren, 1904
  • Scopula inustaria (Herrich-Schaffer, 1847)
  • Scopula colonaria (Herrich-Schaffer, 1852)
  • Scopula accessaria (Herrich-Schaffer, 1852)
  • Ptychopoda medioumbrata (Turati, 1930)
  • Idaea medioumbraria
  • Scopula medioumbraria
  • Scopula ochroleucata Herrich-Schaffer, 1844
  • Acidalia ochroleucaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1844
  • Scopula inustata Herrich-Schäffer, 1844

Scopula minorata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, the Arabian peninsula and on the islands of the Indian Ocean.[2] Furthermore, it is found in southern Europe. It can be distinguished from Scopula lactaria only by genitalia examination.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.

Subspecies

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. ↑ afromoth.net


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