Biology:Scopula confinaria
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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. confinaria
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| Scopula confinaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)[1]
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Scopula confinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe, southern Russia [2] and Turkey.
The larvae feed on Silene and Dianthus species.[3]
Subspecies
- Scopula confinaria confinaria
- Scopula confinaria aetnaea (Prout, 1935)
- Scopula confinaria prouti (Hausmann, 1993)
- Scopula confinaria scoblei (Hausmann, 1993)
Scopula sacraria is treated as a subspecies (Scopula confinaria sacraria) by some authors. The same is true for Scopula uberaria (Scopula confinaria uberaria).
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.
- ↑ "Scopula (Calothysanis) confinaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=444398. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7434617 entry
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