Biology:Scopula libyssa

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula libyssa
Cartaletis libyssa ethelinda.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. libyssa
Binomial name
Scopula libyssa
(Hopffer, 1857)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Aletis libyssa Hopffer, 1857
  • Cartaletis libyssa
  • Aletis ethelinda Kirby, 1896
  • Aletis helcita latifasciata Gaede, 1917
  • Cartaletis monteironis nigriventris Gaede, 1917
  • Cartaletis monteironis entebbena Strand, 1921
  • Aletis monteironis Druce, 1883
  • Cartaletis libyssa fusciventris Gaede, 1917

Scopula libyssa is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa.

The larvae feed on Oxyanthus monteiroi, Oxyanthus speciosus and Randia axillare.[3]

Subspecies

  • Scopula libyssa libyssa (Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda)
  • Scopula libyssa ethelinda (Kirby, 1896) (Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania)
  • Scopula libyssa monteironis (Druce, 1883)
  • Scopula libyssa natalensis (Prout, 1917) (South Africa)

References

  1. Cartaletis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. 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. https://zenodo.org/records/5432772/files/source.pdf. 
  3. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Cartaletis libyssa (Hopffer, 1857)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/CARTLIBY. Retrieved March 6, 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15680924 entry