Biology:Scopula alma

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula alma
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. alma
Binomial name
Scopula alma
Prout, 1920[1][2]

Scopula alma is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Louis B. Prout in 1920.[3][4] It is found in Kenya,[1][3][4][5] Uganda, and South Africa.[4]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm (0.75–0.83 in) for males.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Prout, Louis B. (1920). "New Geometridae". Novitates Zoologicae 27: 265–312 [307]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.7304. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3242914#page/343/mode/1up. 
  2. 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. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys; Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Scopula alma Prout, 1920". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/185410/taxon/19749. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Scopula alma Prout L. B., 1920". https://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SCOPALMA. 
  5. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Scopula alma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=215443. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13535311 entry