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Scopula pithogona

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Scopula pithogona
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S. pithogona
Binomial name
Scopula pithogona
Prout, 1938[1]

Scopula pithogona is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Java,[2] Borneo and Sulawesi. The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests.

The ground colour of the adults is whitish with pale fawn markings.[3]

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. ^ The Moths of Borneo