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Scopula plantagenaria

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Scopula plantagenaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Scopulini
Genus:
Scopula
Species:
S. plantagenaria
Binomial name
Scopula plantagenaria
(Hulst, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephyra plantagenaria Hulst, 1887
  • Ptychopoda canthema Schaus, 1901
  • Scopula hieronyma Prout, 1922

Scopula plantagenaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from California to Utah east to Florida and Missouri.[2][3]

The wingspan is about 21 mm.

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. ^ Bug Guide
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup


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