Scopula aspilataria
| Scopula aspilataria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. aspilataria |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula aspilataria (Walker, 1861)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scopula aspilataria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka.[2][3]
Description
Wingspan is about 22 millimetres (0.87 in). Male creamy colored with blackish frons. Wings irrorated with a few black scales. Fore wings with antemedial, and both wings with medial, postmedial, submaginal, and marginal very slightly waved bands of a darker tint than the ground color. A series of minute marginal black specks can be seen.[4]
References
- ↑ Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ "Scopula aspilataria (Walker, 1861)". Afro Moths. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India: 558.
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