| Scopula calotis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. calotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula calotis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scopula calotis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Mexico. [2] It was first described by Dyar in 1912. [3]
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 aleuritis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia (Queensland).
Scopula dohertyi is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Sulawesi.
Scopula dorsinigrata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in south-eastern Peru.
Scopula dubernardi is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China.
Scopula duplinupta is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in South Africa.
Scopula flaccidaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Zeller in 1852. It is found in the Asia Minor, Russia and south-eastern Europe.
Scopula impersonata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, the Russian Far East, Taiwan and Japan.
Scopula irrubescens is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Mexico.
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 nigristellata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Indonesia and New Guinea.
Scopula nivearia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East.
Scopula plumbearia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan.
Scopula praecanata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Tibet and central China (Sichuan).
Scopula pseudocorrivalaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern China.
Scopula recusataria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Brazil.
Scopula rivularia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in western China.
Scopula tenuisocius is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan, the Russian Far East, and the Kuril Islands. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1942.
Scopula undilinea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Loyalty Islands.