Scopula sacraria
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Scopula sacraria (Bang-Haas, 1910)[1]
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Scopula sacraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Cyprus[2] and the European part of Russia.
The wingspan is about 20–23 millimetres (0.79–0.91 in).[3]
Subspecies
- Scopula sacraria sacraria
- Scopula sacraria fumata (Hausmann, 1993) (Cyprus)
Taxonomy
Scopula sacraria is treated as a subspecies of Scopula confinaria by some authors. If sacraria is treated as a valid species, Scopula semitata is sometimes listed as a subspecies of it, rather than a separate species.
References
- ^ Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
- ^ "Scopula (Calothysanis) sacraria (Bang-Haas, 1910)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ lepiforum.de
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