Scopula mollicula

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Scopula mollicula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. mollicula
Binomial name
Scopula mollicula
Prout, 1932 [1]

Scopula mollicula is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Madagascar. [2]

This species resembles Scopula caducaria (Swinhoe, 1904) in size, shape, and coloration, although it is less glossy. Both wings feature a prominent cell dot, and the median and postmedian lines on the forewings are positioned more distally compared to those in S.caducaria. [3]

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
  3. Prout, L. B. 1932c. New genera and species of Sterrhinae (Fam. Geometridae). - Novitates Zoologicae 37:229–251 - on page 242