Biology:Scopula leucopis

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula leucopis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. leucopis
Binomial name
Scopula leucopis
Prout, 1926[1]

Scopula leucopis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1926. It is found on Borneo.[2]

Adults are large and whitish species. The wings are fasciated with fawn and lightly flecked with black scales.[3]

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 leucopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=216008. 
  3. Jeremy Daniel Holloway (1997). Moths of Borneo. Malayan Nature Society. p. 80. ISBN 9789839991543. https://books.google.com/books?id=j_pNAAAAYAAJ&q=Scopula+leucopis. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7434855 entry