Biology:Scopula inficita

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula inficita
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. inficita
Binomial name
Scopula inficita
(Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia inficita Walker, 1866

Scopula inficita is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines .[2]

Adults are straw/fawn coloured.[3]

Subspecies

  • Scopula inficita inficita (Flores, Bali, Timor, Pura, Tenimber)
  • Scopula inficita philippina Prout, 1931 (Philippines, Borneo)

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 inficita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=215925. 
  3. The Moths of Borneo

Wikidata ☰ Q7434802 entry