Biology:Scopula costata

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula costata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. costata
Binomial name
Scopula costata
(Moore, [1887])[1]
Synonyms
  • Deilinia costata Moore, 1887

Scopula costata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Description

Its wingspan is 26 millimetres (1.0 in). It is a white moth irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. Frons fuscous. Base of collar fulvous. Forewings with a fulvous costal fascia. There is an indistinct antemedial slightly waved oblique fuscous line, and more oblique narrow medial and two postmedial bands. A cell-speck is present, with a marginal specks series, and an indistinct marginal band. Hindwings with antemedial, postmedial, submarginal and marginal bands. Ventral side with fuscous suffusion in cell of forewings.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7434633 entry