Scopula bigeminata

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Scopula bigeminata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. bigeminata
Binomial name
Scopula bigeminata
(Warren, 1897) [1]
Synonyms
  • Craspedia bigeminataWarren, 1897
  • Emmiltis fumosariaSwinhoe, 1904
  • Emmiltis bigeminata ab. rufifimbriaWarren, 1914

Scopula bigeminata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by entomologist William Warren in 1897. Scopula bigeminata ranges widely in Africa, including Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan and Uganda. [2]

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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 .
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