Scopula parvimacula

Scopula parvimacula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. parvimacula
Binomial name
Scopula parvimacula
(Warren, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Antitrygodes parvimacula Warren, 1896

Scopula parvimacula is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are pale brown with arcs of green spots. The edges of the wings are scalloped.[3]

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. LepIndex
  3. Australian Insects


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