Scopula oryx

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Scopula oryx
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. oryx
Binomial name
Scopula oryx
Herbulot, 1985 [1]

Scopula oryx is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Claude Herbulot in 1985. It is endemic to South Africa. [2]

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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. (2018). "Scopula oryx Herbulot, 1985". Afromoths. Retrieved November 30, 2018.