Scopula karischi

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Scopula karischi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. karischi
Binomial name
Scopula karischi
Herbulot, 1999 [1]

Scopula karischi is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Claude Herbulot in 1999. It is found on Bioko, an island of the west coast of Africa that is part of Equatorial Guinea. [2]

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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. Herbulot, C., 1999: New Geometridae from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie16 (2): 147-153.