Biology:Scopula semitata

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula semitata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. semitata
Binomial name
Scopula semitata
(Prout, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Glossotrophia semitata Prout, 1913
  • Glossotrophia ariana Ebert, 1965
  • Glossotrophia ghirshmani Wiltshire, 1966
  • Glossotrophia tangii Ebert, 1965
  • Glossotrophia taurica Wehrli, 1930

Scopula semitata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1913. It is found in the Levant.[2]

Subspecies

  • Scopula semitata semitata
  • Scopula semitata ariana (Ebert, 1965)
  • Scopula semitata taurica (Wehrli, 1930)

Taxonomy

The species is listed as a synonym or subspecies of S. sacraria by some authors.

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. Scopula sacraria at lepiforum.de

Wikidata ☰ Q7435133 entry