Scopula megalocentra

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Scopula megalocentra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. megalocentra
Binomial name
Scopula megalocentra
(Meyrick, 1888) [1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia megalocentraMeyrick, 1888

Scopula megalocentra is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Australia. [2]

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Geometer moth Family of insects

The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek geo γῆ or γαῖα "the earth", and metron μέτρον "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or "inchworms", appear to "measure the earth" as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, Biston betularia, which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests.

Scopula adelpharia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Püngeler in 1894. It is found in North Africa, the Near East and Middle East.

Scopula albiceraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1847. It is found in Transcaucasia and Siberia.

Scopula aphercta is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1932. It is found in Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Scopula bifalsaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1913. It is endemic to China.

Scopula candidaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1902. It is found in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Scopula cleoraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in India, Bhutan and Afghanistan.

Scopula deflavaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Indonesia.

Scopula desita is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Australia to the Sunda Islands, Tenimbar Islands and the Philippines.

Scopula dimorphata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Asia, including China, Sulawesi and Bali.

Scopula emma is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1913. It is found in China and Taiwan.

<i>Scopula flaccidaria</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula flaccidaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Zeller in 1852. It is found in the Asia Minor, Russia and south-eastern Europe.

Scopula impersonata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, the Russian Far East, Taiwan and Japan.

Scopula infota is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

Scopula kashmirensis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Moore in 1888. It is found in India (Kashmir).

Scopula misera is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Tenimbar Islands and Flores.

Scopula modicaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Leech in 1897. It is found in China, the Russian Far East, Korea and Japan.

Scopula oppunctata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Solomon Islands.

<i>Scopula proximaria</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula proximaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in central China and Taiwan.

<i>Scopula pulchellata</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula pulchellata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, from India, Sri Lanka to Taiwan and the Solomon Islands, as well as in Africa.

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. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula megalocentra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 13, 2018.