Biology:Scopula hyphenophora

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula hyphenophora
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. hyphenophora
Binomial name
Scopula hyphenophora
(Warren, 1896) [1]
Synonyms
  • Craspedia hyphenophora Warren, 1896

Scopula hyphenophora is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in India , Peninsular Malaysia and on Borneo and Bali.[2] The habitat consists of lowland primary and secondary forests, alluvial forests and forests on limestone.

Subspecies

  • Scopula hyphenophora hyphenophora (north-eastern Himalaya)
  • Scopula hyphenophora ambiguiceps Prout, 1938 (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Bali)

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. The Moths of Borneo

Wikidata ☰ Q7434783 entry