Scopula microphylla

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Scopula microphylla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. microphylla
Binomial name
Scopula microphylla
(Meyrick, 1889) [1]
Synonyms
  • Prasonesis microphyllaMeyrick, 1889
  • Somatina microphylla
  • Trygodes catacissaTurner, 1908

Scopula microphylla is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia (Queensland). [2]

Adults are pale brown with curved dark green patches.

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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. Australian Insects