Scopula benenotata

Scopula benenotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. benenotata
Binomial name
Scopula benenotata Prout, 1932 [1]

Scopula benenotata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1932. It is endemic to Madagascar. ^[2]

This species is similar to Scopula latitans Prout, 1920 in structure. The forewings are a little narrower with more oblique termen, the colouring is warmer – a pinkish buff or light pinkish cinnamon, and it has larger cell-dots. The male of this species has a wingspan of 26 millimetres (1.0 in). ^[3]

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. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Scopula benenotata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 13, 2018.
3. Prout, L. B. (1932c). "New genera and species of Sterrhinae (Fam. Geometridae)". Novitates Zoologicae . 37: 229–251. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.13263 . - on page 244