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Scopula quintaria

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Scopula quintaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. quintaria
Binomial name
Scopula quintaria
Synonyms
  • Acidalia quintaria Prout, 1916

Scopula quintaria is a moth of the family Geometridae, first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916.[2] It occurs in Malawi, South Africa and Príncipe.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Scopula quintaria quintaria (South Africa)[4]
  • Scopula quintaria principis Prout, 1932 (Príncipe)[5]

References

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  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. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Scopula quintaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Scopula quintaria (Prout L. B., 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  4. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Scopula quintaria quintaria (Prout L. B., 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  5. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Scopula quintaria principis Prout L. B., 1932". Afromoths. Retrieved January 24, 2019.