Scopula consimilata

Last updated

Scopula consimilata
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. consimilata
Binomial name
Scopula consimilata
(Warren, 1896) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ptychopoda consimilataWarren, 1896
  • Craspedia aggravataWarren, 1897
  • Scopula perfilataProut, 1920
  • Scopula seductilisProut, 1931

Scopula consimilata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1896. It is found in India (the Khasia Hills). [2]

The wingspan is 24 millimetres (0.94 in). The forewings are ochreous, dusted thickly with blackish or fuscous. The lines are pale brown, the exterior line marked by black points on the veins. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to April. [3]

Related Research Articles

<i>Scopula</i> Genus of geometer moths in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802.

Scopula actuaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found throughout the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, from Afghanistan and Taiwan to the southern Moluccas and Timor. It is also found on the Chagos Archipelago.

Scopula albiflava is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren by 1896. It is found in India (Assam).

Scopula atridiscata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1897. It is found in India.

Scopula bispurcata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1898. It is found in India (Assam).

Scopula butyrosa is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1893. It is found in India (Sikkim).

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 complanata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1896. It is found in India (Assam).

Scopula convergens is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1904. It is endemic to Colombia.

Scopula deflavaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Indonesia.

Scopula furfurata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1897. It is found in India (Simla).

Scopula griseolineata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea.

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 nacida is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1901. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Scopula nitidata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by William Warren in 1905 and is found in South Africa.

Scopula oppunctata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Solomon Islands.

Scopula perlimbata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Colombia and Peru.

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

Scopula pulchellata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, from India, Sri Lanka to Taiwan and the Solomon Islands, as well as in Africa.

Scopula sordida is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in India. Description of the moth was given by W. Warren in 1895. No subspecies are mentioned.

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 consimilata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
  3. ↑ Warren, William (1896). "New Indian Epiplemidae and Geometridae". Novitates Zoologicae . 3: 307–321. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.5426.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.