Biology:Scopula serena

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula serena
Scopula serena-16mm.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. serena
Binomial name
Scopula serena
Prout, 1920[1]

Scopula serena is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, from Sierra Leone to Tanzania and to South Africa, as well as on the Indian Ocean islands[2]

The wingspan is 14–17 mm.

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. "AfroMoths". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SCOPSERE. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3476032 entry