Scopula nigricosta
Scopula nigricosta, described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Malawi.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. nigricosta |
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Taxonomy
Scopula nigricosta is a junior secondary homonym of Synelys nigricosta described by Paul Dognin in 1911 and requires a replacement name.
References
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- 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.
- De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Cartaletis nigricosta (Prout L. B., 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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