Scopula libyssa
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. libyssa
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Scopula libyssa is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa.
The larvae feed on Oxyanthus monteiroi, Oxyanthus speciosus and Randia axillare.[3]
Subspecies
- Scopula libyssa libyssa (Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda)
- Scopula libyssa ethelinda (Kirby, 1896) (Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania)
- Scopula libyssa monteironis (Druce, 1883)
- Scopula libyssa natalensis (Prout, 1917) (South Africa)
References
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- ^ Cartaletis, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ 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). "Cartaletis libyssa (Hopffer, 1857)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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