Jump to content

Scopula mecysma

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by SchreiberBike (talk | contribs) at 19:50, 22 April 2020 (Standardize name for Swinhoe - also some copy editing). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Scopula mecysma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. mecysma
Binomial name
Scopula mecysma
Synonyms
  • Dithalama mecysma C. Swinhoe, 1894

Scopula mecysma is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in the Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand and on Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi and New Guinea.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Subspecies

[edit]
  • Scopula mecysma mecysma (north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand)
  • Scopula mecysma mesites L. B. Prout, 1935 (Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, New Guinea)

References

[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scopula mecysma.
Wikispecies has information related to Scopula mecysma.
  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. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Scopula mecysma Swinhoe". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 22, 2020.


This Scopula-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scopula_mecysma&oldid=952541232"