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Scopula mecysma

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Scopula mecysma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. mecysma
Binomial name
Scopula mecysma
(Swinhoe, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dithalama mecysma Swinhoe 1894

Scopula mecysma is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand and on Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi and New Guinea.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Subspecies

  • Scopula mecysma mecysma (north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand)
  • Scopula mecysma mesites Prout, 1935 (Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, New Guinea)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The Moths of Borneo