Scopula toquilla

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Scopula toquilla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:S. toquilla
Binomial name
Scopula toquilla
(D. S. Fletcher, 1978) [1]
Synonyms
  • Zygophyxia toquillaD. S. Fletcher, 1978

Scopula toquilla is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1978. It is found in Tanzania. [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.

Tanzania country in Africa

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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  Lock-green.svg.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Zygophyxia toquilla Fletcher D. S., 1978". Afromoths. Retrieved March 26, 2018.


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