Scopula semitata

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Scopula semitata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. semitata
Binomial name
Scopula semitata
(Prout, 1913) [1]
Synonyms
  • Glossotrophia semitataProut, 1913
  • Glossotrophia arianaEbert, 1965
  • Glossotrophia ghirshmaniWiltshire, 1966
  • Glossotrophia tangiiEbert, 1965
  • Glossotrophia tauricaWehrli, 1930

Scopula semitata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1913. It is found in the Levant. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Geometer moth family of insects

The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek geo γη or γαια 'the earth' and metron μέτρων 'measure' in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to "measure the earth" as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, Biston betularia, which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests.

Louis Beethoven Prout (1864–1943) was an English entomologist and musicologist.

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Subspecies

Taxonomy

The species is listed as a synonym or subspecies of S. sacraria by some authors.

<i>Scopula sacraria</i> Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula sacraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Cyprus and the European part of Russia.

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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. ↑ Scopula sacraria at lepiforum.de


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