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Scopula adelpharia

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Scopula adelpharia
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S. adelpharia
Binomial name
Scopula adelpharia
(Püngeler, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia adelpharia Pungeler 1894

Scopula adelpharia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North Africa, the Near East and Middle East.[2]

The larvae feed on Convolvulus and Prosopis species.[3]

Subspecies

  • Scopula adelpharia adelpharia (Israel, Palestine)
  • Scopula adelpharia pharaonis Sterneck, 1933 (Egypt)

References

  1. ^ Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
  2. ^ LepIndex
  3. ^ Afro Moths