Scopula xanthocephalata

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Scopula xanthocephalata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. xanthocephalata
Binomial name
Scopula xanthocephalata
(Guenée, [1858]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia xanthocephalataGuenée, 1858

Scopula xanthocephalata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Brazil. [2] [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. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Afromoths". Afromoths. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018. Note: Neither of the Afromoths links appear to go to the correct place.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula xanthocephalata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 13, 2018.