Biology:Scopula caesaria
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Short description: Species of geometer moth 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. caesaria
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| Scopula caesaria (Walker, 1861)[1]
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Scopula caesaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a wide range, including the Comoros, Mayotte, La Réunion, Madagascar and in Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa , Tanzania, Gambia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates,[2] New Guinea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia (Queensland).
Adults of have brown wings with red zigzag markings.[3]
Subspecies
- Scopula caesaria caesaria
- Scopula caesaria walkeros Wiltshire, [1981] (Oman, United Arab Emirates)
References
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Australian Insects
Wikidata ☰ Q7434573 entry
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