Scopula

Scopula moths
Large Lace-border moth (S. limboundata), Gatineau Park, Quebec
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Sterrhinae
Tribe:	Scopulini
Genus:	Scopula Schrank, 1802[1]
Synonyms
Acidalia Bruand, 1846 Acidalia Treitschke, 1825 Acidalina Staudinger, 1898 Aletis Hübner, [1820] Anacosymbia Prout, 1913 Antanepsia Turner, 1908 Antilycauges Prout, 1913 Antitrygodes Warren, 1895 Autanepsia Turner, 1908 Calothysanis Hübner, 1823 Cartaletis Warren, 1894 Chlorocraspedia Warren, 1899 Cinglis Guenée, [1858] Craspedia Hübner, 1826 Csopula Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1842 Cymatida Sodoffsky, 1837 Cymatoides Zeller, 1846 Dasybela Turner, 1908 Dasybella Turner, 1908 Dosithea Duponchel, 1829 Dosithoea Rambur, 1833 Epicosymbia Warren, 1897 Eucidalia Sterneck, 1941 Glossotrophia Prout, 1913 Holarctias Prout, 1913 Ignobilia Prout, 1932 Induna Warren, 1897 Isoplenia Warren, 1897 Leptaletis Warren, 1894 Leptomeris Hübner, 1826 Lipocentris Warren, 1905 Longula Staudinger, 1892 Leucoxena Warren, 1900 Lycauges Butler, 1879 Oar Prout, 1913 Phyletis Guenée, 1897 Pigia Guenée, [1858] Pleionocentra Warren, 1898 Prasonesis Meyrick, 1889 Pseudocinglis Hausmann, 1994 Psilephyra Bastelberger, 1909 Pylarge Herrich-Schäffer, 1856 Runeca Moore, 1888 Sarodria Sodoffsky, 1837 Sarothria Agassiz, 1847 Scopuloides Hausmann, 1994 Sphecodes Hübner, 1822 (preocc. Sphecodes Latreille, 1804) Stigma Alphéraky, 1883 Synelys Hulst, 1896 Trichoclada Meyrick, 1886 Triorisma Warren, 1897 Ustocidalia Sterneck, 1932 Zygophyxia Prout, 1916 Microglossotrophia Hausmann, 1993 Bicalcarella Hausmann, 1993 Parenzanella Hausmann, 1993

Scopula is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

Species

It has a total number of 705 species which are listed here alphabetically.

Status unknown

• Scopula gyalararia (Franzenau, 1856), described as Acidalia gyalararia from Siebenburgen.
• Scopula voeltzkowi Prout, 1934, described from Africa.^[2]

Web of life^[3]

Scopula species are used as a food source by various predators, including:

• Family Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera)
  • Aleiodes coxalis Spinola, 1808
  • Aleiodes tashimai Kusigemati, 1983
  • Aoplus defraudator Wesmael, 1845
  • Cotesia perspicua Nees, 1834
  • Homolobus (Oulophus) flagitator Curtis, 1837
  • Hoplismenus axillatorius Thunberg, 1822
  • Hyposoter thuringiacus Schmiedeknecht, 1909
  • Phobocampe crassiuscula Gravenhorst, 1829
  • Pristicerops infractorius Linnaeus, 1761
• Family Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)
  • Euplectrus gopimohani Mani, 1941

References

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• Can, F. 2009: DNA barcoding confirms species rank for a cryptic geometrid species from Turkey and Bulgaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae). Zootaxa, 2314: 63-68. Abstract & excerpt.
• Gelbrecht, J. & A. Hausmann, 1997: Scopula immistaria beshkovi ssp.n. - neu für Bulgarien und den Balkan (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 29 (2): 983-990.
• Hausmann, A. 2003: New Sterrhinae from Europe, North Africa, and the Caucasus (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 113 (11): 319-328.
• Herbulot, C., 1999: New Geometridae from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie 16 (2): 147-153.
• Orhant, G.E.R.J., 2003: Deuxième contribution à la connaissance des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tahiti avec quelques données pour Moorea. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse 59 (2): 22-33.
• Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
• Sihvonen, P. and Siljander, M., 2005: Species diversity and geographical distribution of Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae) on a worldwide scale. Biodiversity and Conservation 14: 703–721.

External links

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database