Scopula lactaria

Scopula lactaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. lactaria
Binomial name
Scopula lactaria
(Walker, 1861)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Acadalia lactaira Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia intervulsata Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia tectaria Walker, 1861

Scopula lactaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara and on some islands of the Indian Ocean (Sokotra and Réunion[3]). It can be distinguished from Scopula minorata only by genitalia examination.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.

Subspecies

References

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  1. www.lepbarcoding.org
  2. Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
  3. afromoth.net