Biology:Scopula mecysma
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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. mecysma
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Binomial name | |
Scopula mecysma (C. Swinhoe, 1894)[1]
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Scopula mecysma is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in the Himalaya , Taiwan, Thailand and on Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi and New Guinea.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.
Subspecies
- Scopula mecysma mecysma (north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand)
- Scopula mecysma mesites L. B. Prout, 1935 (Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, New Guinea)
References
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Scopula mecysma Swinhoe". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/scopulini/scopulini_5_4.php. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q13535289 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopula mecysma.
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