Scopula libyssa

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Scopula libyssa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. libyssa
Binomial name
Scopula libyssa
(Hopffer, 1857) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Aletis libyssaHopffer, 1857
  • Cartaletis libyssa
  • Aletis ethelindaKirby, 1896
  • Aletis helcita latifasciataGaede, 1917
  • Cartaletis monteironis nigriventrisGaede, 1917
  • Cartaletis monteironis entebbenaStrand, 1921
  • Aletis monteironisDruce, 1883
  • Cartaletis libyssa fusciventrisGaede, 1917

Scopula libyssa is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Oxyanthus monteiroi , Oxyanthus speciosus and Randia axillare . [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Cartaletis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x .
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Cartaletis libyssa (Hopffer, 1857)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 6, 2018.