Scopula butleri
Appearance
Scopula butleri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. butleri
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Binomial name | |
Scopula butleri | |
Synonyms | |
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Scopula butleri is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1913. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Sumatra, China, Japan and Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests and lower montane forests.
The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm.
Subspecies
[edit]- Scopula butleri butleri (north-eastern Himalaya, Sumatra, China, Japan)
- Scopula butleri aequibrachiata Holloway, 1997 (Borneo)
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.
- ^ The Moths of Borneo