Scopula benitaria

Scopula benitaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. benitaria
Binomial name
Scopula benitaria
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptomeris benitaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

Scopula benitaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, including New Mexico and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm.

References

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


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