Scopula usticinctaria

Scopula usticinctaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

Scopula usticinctaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. usticinctaria
Binomial name
Scopula usticinctaria
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia usticinctaria Walker, 1861

Adults have very dark red margins on both wings.

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. The Moths of Borneo


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