Scopula legrandi

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Scopula legrandi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. legrandi
Binomial name
Scopula legrandi
Herbulot, 1962 [1]

Scopula legrandi is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Claude Herbulot in 1962. It is found on the Seychelles. [2]

The species was originally described from specimens collected on the island of Mahé in the Seychelles, with its holotype and paratypes deposited in major natural history collections. [3] According to the Afromoths online database of Afrotropical moths, Scopula legrandi has confirmed records from multiple locations within the Seychelles archipelago.

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. (2018). "Scopula legrandi Herbulot, 1962". Afromoths. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  3. "Afromoths.net". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2026-02-13.