Biology:Scopula derasata
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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. derasata
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| Scopula derasata (Walker, [1863])[1]
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Scopula derasata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to South Africa .[2]
Taxonomy
This species is possibly only an aberration of Scopula minorata described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833.
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.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Scopula deserta (Warren, 1897)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SCOPDESE. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q7434658 entry
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