Biology:Scopula parvimacula
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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
| Scopula parvimacula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. parvimacula
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| Binomial name | |
| Scopula parvimacula (Warren, 1896)[1]
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Scopula parvimacula is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).[2]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are pale brown with arcs of green spots. The edges of the wings are scalloped.[3]
Subspecies
- Scopula parvimacula parvimacula
- Scopula parvimacula erythroconia (Prout, 1938)
- Scopula parvimacula kirwiriensis (Prout, 1938)
- Scopula parvimacula papuana (Prout, 1938)
- Scopula parvimacula privativa (Prout, 1917)
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.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Antitrygodes parvimacula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=212523.
- ↑ Australian Insects
Wikidata ☰ Q7435003 entry
