Scopula lactea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. lactea
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| Binomial name | |
| Scopula lactea | |
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Scopula lactea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by William Warren in 1900. It is endemic to Kenya.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
Scopula lactea is a junior secondary homonym of Lycauges lactea described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879 and requires a replacement name.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Leucoxena lactea Warren, 1900". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.