Scopula pithogona

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Scopula pithogona
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. pithogona
Binomial name
Scopula pithogona
Prout, 1938 [1]

Scopula pithogona is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Java, [2] Borneo and Sulawesi. The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests.

The ground colour of the adults is whitish with pale fawn markings. [3]

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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. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula pithogona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. The Moths of Borneo