Scopula decolor

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Scopula decolor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. decolor
Binomial name
Scopula decolor
(Staudinger, 1898) [1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalina decolorStaudinger, 1898

Scopula decolor is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Staudinger in 1898. It is found in Spain, Portugal and Italy and on Cyprus and Sardinia. [2] It is also found in North Africa, including the type location of Algeria. [3]

The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in). [4]

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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 .
  2. "Scopula (Calothysanis) decolor (Staudinger, 1898)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula decolor". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
  4. lepiforum.de