Scopula mustangensis

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Scopula mustangensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. mustangensis
Binomial name
Scopula mustangensis
Yazaki, 1995 [1]

Scopula mustangensis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palaearctic region. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

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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. Revision of the Scopula cajanderi (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae) species group with description of a new species