| Scopula caeria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. caeria |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula caeria | |
Scopula caeria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1938. It is found on the Philippines. [2]
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 γεω, and metron μέτρον "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.
Scopula adelpharia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Püngeler in 1894. It is found in North Africa, the Near East and Middle East.
Scopula albiceraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1847. It is found in Transcaucasia and Siberia.
Scopula albidaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Central Asia.
Scopula aleuritis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia (Queensland).
Scopula axiotis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Western Australia.
Scopula candidaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1902. It is found in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
Scopula defixaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Venezuela and Colombia.
Scopula desita is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Australia to the Sunda Islands, Tenimbar Islands and the Philippines.
Scopula dimorphata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Asia, including China, Sulawesi and Bali.
Scopula eulomata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Java, Bali, Sumatra, Nias and Japan.
Scopula homodoxa is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Tonga and Fiji.
Scopula impersonata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, the Russian Far East, Taiwan and Japan.
Scopula infota is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
Scopula misera is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Tenimbar Islands and Flores.
Scopula modicaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1897. It is found in China, the Russian Far East, Korea and Japan.
Scopula nivearia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East.
Scopula polystigmaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Kashmir.
Scopula praecanata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Tibet and central China (Sichuan).
Scopula sublinearia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia (Queensland), the Louisiade Archipelago and Fiji.