Scopula candidaria
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. candidaria
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| Scopula candidaria | |
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Scopula candidaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1902. It is found in Kenya,[3] the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[4]
Taxonomy[edit]
Scopula candidaria is a junior secondary homonym of Acidalia candidaria (Packard, 1873) requiring a replacement name.
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.
- ^ Warren, W. (1902). "New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum". Novitates Zoologicae. 9: 504.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula candidaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Afro Moths