Biology:Scopula addictaria
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Short description: Species of geometer moths in subfamily Sterrhinae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. addictaria
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| Scopula addictaria (Walker, 1861)[1]
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Scopula addictaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka.[2][3]
Description
The wingspan is about 22–26 millimetres (0.87–1.02 in). Hindwings with more or less angled outer margin at vein 4. It is an ochreous-white moth with bright ochreous. Postmedial line of forewings sinuous and much excurved below costa instead of minutely waved. The patches bright rufous, and the sub-marginal markings bluish grey.[4]
References
- ↑ 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. https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/143/4/473/2726869.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Scopula addictaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=215407.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Scopula addictaria (Walker, 1861)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SCOPADDI. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up.
External links
- Alex Hausmann (1 November 2009). "New and interesting geometrid moths from Dhofar, southern Oman". Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 99: 111–128. ISSN 0340-4943. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/MittMuenchEntGes_099_0111-0128.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7434470 entry
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