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Scopula cuneilinea

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Scopula cuneilinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Scopulini
Genus:
Scopula
Species:
S. cuneilinea
Binomial name
Scopula cuneilinea
(Walker, [1863])[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra cuneilinea Walker, [1863]
  • Antitrygodes cuneilinea

Scopula cuneilinea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand.

Adults are attracted to the eyes of ox and other cattle for their lachrymal secretion.[2]

The larvae are serious defoliators of Anthocephalus cadamba,[3] but have also been recorded feeding on Adina species.

References

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  1. ^ Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
  2. ^ General and applied entomology
  3. ^ Google Docs


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