Scopula luridata

Scopula luridata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. luridata
Binomial name
Scopula luridata (Zeller, 1847) [1]
Synonyms
Idaea luridataZeller, 1847 Acidalia coenosariaLederer, 1855 Acidalia luridariaHerrich-Schaffer, 1852 Acidalia luridaria formosariaHerrich-Schäffer, 1852 Acidalia distractaButler, 1881 Acidalia coenosaria chinensisSterneck, 1931

Scopula luridata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe, Asia Minor, China, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Somalia, Yemen, ^[2] Oman and Japan.

Subspecies

• Scopula luridata luridata
• Scopula luridata distracta(Butler, 1881) (Pakistan)
• Scopula luridata sterneckiProut, 1935 (Japan)

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. Afro Moths