Scopula minorata

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Scopula minorata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. minorata
Binomial name
Scopula minorata
(Boisduval, 1833) [1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra minorataBoisduval, 1833
  • Scopula conscutanea(Walker, 1863)
  • Acidalia consentaneaWalker, 1861
  • Acidalia holobaphariaMabille, 1900
  • Acidalia luculataGuenée, 1858
  • Acidalia mauritiataGuenée, 1858
  • Emmiltis (Craspedia) mombasaeWarren, 1904
  • Scopula inustaria(Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
  • Scopula colonaria(Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
  • Scopula accessaria(Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
  • Ptychopoda medioumbrata(Turati, 1930)
  • Idaea medioumbraria
  • Scopula medioumbraria
  • Scopula ochroleucataHerrich-Schäffer, 1844
  • Acidalia ochroleucariaHerrich-Schäffer, 1844
  • Scopula inustataHerrich-Schäffer, 1844

Scopula minorata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula and on the islands of the Indian Ocean. [2] Furthermore, it is found in southern Europe. [3] It can be distinguished from Scopula lactaria only by examination of its genitalia.

The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in).

Subspecies

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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. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Scopula (Calothysanis) minorata (Boisduval, 1833)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.


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