Scopula epiorrhoe

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Scopula epiorrhoe
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. epiorrhoe
Binomial name
Scopula epiorrhoe
Prout, 1935 [1] [2]

Scopula epiorrhoe is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1935. [1] It is found in Japan [1] [3] (widely distributed, including the Ryukyu Islands [4] ) and Hong Kong. [5]

The wingspan is 16–21 millimetres (0.63–0.83 in). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Scopula epiorrhoe Prout, 1935". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. ↑ 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 .
  3. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Scopula epiorrhoe​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "ギンバネヒメシャク Scopula epiorrhoe Prout, 1935". Japanese Moths. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Ades, Gary W.J. & Roger C. Kendrick, eds. (2004). Checklist of Hong Kong Fauna (PDF) (2nd ed.). Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. p. 35.


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