Scopula asellaria

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Scopula asellaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. asellaria
Binomial name
Scopula asellaria
Synonyms
  • Acidalia asellaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1847
  • Glossotrophia asellaria
  • Glossotrophia asellaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1847
  • Glossotrophia dentatolineata Wehrli, 1926
  • Glossotrophia gerstbergeri Hausmann, 1993
  • Acidalia isabellaria Milliere, 1868
  • Glossotrophia lenzi Hausmann, 1993
  • Glossotrophia philipparia Prout, 1913
  • Acidalia romanaria Milliere, 1869
  • Glossotrophia tripolitana Turati, 1930

Scopula asellaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1847. It is found in southern Europe[2] and North Africa.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Silene species.[3]

Subspecies[edit]

  • Scopula asellaria asellaria
  • Scopula asellaria dentatolineata (Wehrli, 1926) (Spain)
  • Scopula asellaria gerstbergeri (Hausmann, 1993) (Canary Islands)
  • Scopula asellaria isabellaria (Milliére, 1868) (Spain)
  • Scopula asellaria lenzi (Hausmann, 1993) (Morocco)
  • Scopula asellaria philipparia (Prout, 1913) (Algeria)
  • Scopula asellaria romanaria (Milliére, 1869) (Italy)
  • Scopula asellaria tripolitana (Turati, 1930) (Libya)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
  2. ^ "Scopula (Calothysanis) asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

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