Scopula dissonans

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Scopula dissonans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:S. dissonans
Binomial name
Scopula dissonans
(Warren, 1897) [1]
Synonyms
  • Craspedia dissonansWarren, 1897

Scopula dissonans is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1897. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Geometer moth family of insects

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 γη or γαια 'the earth' and metron μέτρων '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.

William Warren was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

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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. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scopula dissonans (Warren, 1897)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 6, 2018.


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