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Scopula lactaria

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Scopula lactaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. lactaria
Binomial name
Scopula lactaria
(Walker, 1861)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Acadalia lactaira Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia intervulsata Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia tectaria Walker, 1861

Scopula lactaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara and on some islands of the Indian Ocean (Sokotra and Réunion[3]). It can be distinguished from Scopula minorata only by genitalia examination.

The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in).

Subspecies

  • Scopula lactaria lactaria
  • Scopula lactaria gaboosi Hausmann, 1998

References

  1. ^ www.lepbarcoding.org
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Scopula lactaria (Walker, 1861)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 31, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)