Biology:Scopula pauperata

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula pauperata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. pauperata
Binomial name
Scopula pauperata
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia pauperata Walker, 1861
  • Scopula oedocnemis Prout, 1926

Scopula pauperata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adults are white with a variable grey fasciation and suffusion.[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 pauperata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=216272. 
  3. The Moths of Borneo

Wikidata ☰ Q7435005 entry