Biology:Scopula guancharia

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula guancharia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. guancharia
Binomial name
Scopula guancharia
(Alphéraky, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia guancharia Alphéraky, 1889

Scopula guancharia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]

The wingspan is 23–24 mm.[3] Adults are on wing nearly year round.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Calendula species.[4]

Subspecies

  • Scopula guancharia guancharia
  • Scopula guancharia illustris Pinker, 1968
  • Scopula guancharia mus Pinker, 1968
  • Scopula guancharia uniformis Pinker, 1968

References

  1. 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. 
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Scopula guancharia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=215816. 
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Europäische Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie: Scopula guancharia

Wikidata ☰ Q7434758 entry