Scopula vacuata

Scopula vacuata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. vacuata
Binomial name
	Scopula vacuata; (Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
	Acidalia vacuata Guenée, 1857; Acidalia vagata Walker, 1861;

Scopula vacuata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo.^[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests but it can occur as high as 1,000 metres in the lower montane forest zone. The species is often found in softwood plantations and secondary forests in lowland Sabah.

Adults are straw-coloured with a fawn forewing discal mark.

References

^ 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.
^ The Moths of Borneo

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[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] The Moths of Borneo

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