Biology:Scopula pithogona
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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
Scopula pithogona | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. pithogona
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Binomial name | |
Scopula pithogona Prout, 1938[1]
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Scopula pithogona is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Java,[2] Borneo and Sulawesi. The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests.
The ground colour of the adults is whitish with pale fawn markings.[3]
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). "Scopula pithogona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=216299.
- ↑ The Moths of Borneo
Wikidata ☰ Q7435027 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopula pithogona.
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