Scopula opicata

Scopula opicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. opicata
Binomial name
Scopula opicata
(Fabricius, 1798)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena opicata Fabricius, 1798
  • Pigia infantularia Guenee, 1857
  • Micronia vanaria Walker, 1861

Scopula opicata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in tropical Africa, including Malawi and Zambia,[2] as well as in Sri Lanka, India, China (Hainan), Burma, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Timor and New Guinea.[3]

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
  3. The Moths of Borneo


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