Biology:Scopula nipha

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula nipha
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. nipha
Binomial name
Scopula nipha
D. S. Fletcher, 1955[1]

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

  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 nipha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=216192. 
  3. Original description: Fletcher, 1955, Fascicule 32

Wikidata ☰ Q7434946 entry