Scopula minorata

Scopula minorata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula and on the islands of the Indian Ocean.[2] Furthermore, it is found in southern Europe.[3] It can be distinguished from Scopula lactaria only by examination of its genitalia.

Scopula minorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. minorata
Binomial name
Scopula minorata
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra minorata Boisduval, 1833
  • Scopula conscutanea (Walker, 1863)
  • Acidalia consentanea Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia holobapharia Mabille, 1900
  • Acidalia luculata Guenée, 1858
  • Acidalia mauritiata Guenée, 1858
  • Emmiltis (Craspedia) mombasae Warren, 1904
  • Scopula inustaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
  • Scopula colonaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
  • Scopula accessaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
  • Ptychopoda medioumbrata (Turati, 1930)
  • Idaea medioumbraria
  • Scopula medioumbraria
  • Scopula ochroleucata Herrich-Schäffer, 1844
  • Acidalia ochroleucaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1844
  • Scopula inustata Herrich-Schäffer, 1844

The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in).

Subspecies
  • Scopula minorata minorata
  • Scopula minorata corcularia (Rebel, 1894)
  • Scopula minorata ochroleucaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
  • Scopula minorata tripolitana (Sterneck, 1933)

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 minorata (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. "Scopula (Calothysanis) minorata (Boisduval, 1833)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2017.


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