Scopula erinaria

Scopula erinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1904. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[2]

Scopula erinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. erinaria
Binomial name
Scopula erinaria
Synonyms
  • Lycauges erinaria C. Swinhoe, 1904
  • Scopula isolatata Vári & Kroon, 1986

Subspecies

  • Scopula erinaria erinaria (Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania)
  • Scopula erinaria isolata L. B. Prout, 1920 (South Africa)

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. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scopula erinaria (Swinhoe, 1904)". Afromoths. Retrieved April 22, 2020.


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