Biology:Scopula sybillaria

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula sybillaria
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. sybillaria
Binomial name
Scopula sybillaria
(C. Swinhoe, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Craspedia sybillaria C. Swinhoe, 1902

Scopula sybillaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1902. It is found in western China , Hong Kong[2] and possibly Borneo.[3]

Adults are greyish fawn in colour.

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. "Checklist of Hong Kong Fauna"
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Scopula sp. ?sybillaria Swinhoe". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/scopulini/scopulini_5_26.php. Retrieved April 22, 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7435195 entry