Scopula acentra

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Scopula acentra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:S. acentra
Binomial name
Scopula acentra
(Warren, 1897) [1]
Synonyms
  • Craspedia acentraWarren, 1897

Scopula acentra is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1897. It is endemic to South Africa. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Geometer moth family of insects

The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek geo γη or γαια 'the earth' and metron μέτρων 'measure' in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to "measure the earth" as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, Biston betularia, which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests.

William Warren was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

Related Research Articles

Ennominae subfamily of insects

Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually a fairly small moth species, though some grow to be considerably large. This subfamily has a global distribution. It includes some species that are notorious defoliating pests. The subfamily was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1845.

Geometrinae subfamily of insects

Geometrinae is the nominate subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It is strongly split, containing a considerable number of tribes of which most are presently very small or monotypic. These small moths are often a light bluish green, leading to the common name of emerald moths, though a few species called thus are also found in the tribe Campaeini of the Ennominae. A phylogeny and classification was published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society in which 13 tribes were accepted.

Larentiinae subfamily of insects

Larentiinae is a subfamily of moths containing roughly 5,800 species that occur mostly in the temperate regions of the world. They are generally considered a subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) and divided into a few large or good-sized tribes, and numerous very small or even monotypic ones which might not always be valid. Well-known members are the "pug moths" of the Eupitheciini and the "carpets", mainly of the Cidariini and Xanthorhoini.

Cidariini tribe of insects

The Cidariini are the largest tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Larentiinae. The Cidariini include many of the species known as "carpets" or, ambiguously, "carpet moths", and are among the few geometer moths that have been subject to fairly comprehensive cladistic study of their phylogeny.

<i>Scopula decorata</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula decorata, the middle lace border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe.

<i>Scopula immorata</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula immorata, the Lewes wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East.

<i>Scopula nigropunctata</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula nigropunctata, the sub-angled wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

<i>Scopula ternata</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula ternata, the smoky wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Schrank in 1802. It is mainly found in Northern and parts of Central Europe and in isolated populations in Southern and South-Eastern Europe. Its western range is Eastern France, Eastern Belgium and Scotland, with an isolated population in the Pyrenees. In the North its range extends to the polar regions and in the South it is found up to the Alps. Its Eastern range extends through Central and North Russia up to the Ural, through Siberia up to the Yenisei River.

Sterrhinae subfamily of insects

Sterrhinae is a large subfamily of geometer moths with some 2,800 described species.

Scopulini tribe of insects

Scopulini is a tribe of the geometer moth family (Geometridae), with about 900 species in seven genera. The tribe was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1845.

<i>Scopula ornata</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula ornata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Europe, North Africa and the Near East.

<i>Scopula limboundata</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula limboundata, the large lace-border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. There is a single and unconfirmed record from Great Britain.

<i>Scopula incanata</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula incanata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from north-eastern Europe and the Caucasus to southern Siberia and northern Mongolia.

Louis Beethoven Prout (1864–1943) was an English entomologist and musicologist.

Scopula subpunctaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from northern and north-eastern China to the southern Palaearctic ecozone.

Scopula beckeraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Lederer in 1853. It is found in Italy, Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

<i>Scopula caesaria</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula caesaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a wide range, including the Comoros, Mayotte, La Réunion, Madagascar and in Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, New Guinea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia (Queensland).

Scopula confinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe, southern Russia and Turkey.

<i>Scopula corrivalaria</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula corrivalaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Japan, Korea, China and the Russian Far East through Siberia and Russia to western Europe. In Europe, it ranges from northern Central Europe to the Mediterranean. The habitat consists of marshes and wet meadows.

References

  1. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
  2. Afro Moths