Scopula consimilata

Scopula consimilata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. consimilata
Binomial name
Scopula consimilata
(Warren, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ptychopoda consimilata Warren, 1896
  • Craspedia aggravata Warren, 1897
  • Scopula perfilata Prout, 1920
  • Scopula seductilis Prout, 1931

Scopula consimilata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in India (the Khasia Hills).[2]

The wingspan is 24 mm. The forewings are ochreous, dusted thickly with blackish or fuscous. The lines are pale brown, the exterior line marked by black points on the veins. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to April.[3]

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. LepIndex
  3. New Indian Epiplemidae and Geometridae


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