Biology:Scopula nipha
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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
Scopula nipha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. nipha
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Binomial name | |
Scopula nipha D. S. Fletcher, 1955[1]
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Scopula nipha is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1955. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
The male has a wingspan of 21–23 mm. This species was described from a specimen collected at the Upemba National Park[3]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Scopula nipha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=216192.
- ↑ Original description: Fletcher, 1955, Fascicule 32
Wikidata ☰ Q7434946 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopula nipha.
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