Scopula internataria

Scopula internataria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Angola, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Réunion, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.[2]

Scopula internataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. internataria
Binomial name
Scopula internataria
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia tremula Bastelberger, 1909
  • Acidalia punctistriata Mabille, 1880
  • Acidalia cuspidata Mabille, 1900
  • Scopula internataria eucentra Prout, 1928

Subspecies
  • Scopula internataria internataria
  • Scopula internataria punctistriata (Mabille, 1880) (Réunion, Madagascar)

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. (2017). "Scopula internataria (Walker, 1861)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 31, 2018.


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