Scopula amala

Scopula amala is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886.[1] It is found on New Guinea[2] and Australia.

Scopula amala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. amala
Binomial name
Scopula amala
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia amala Meyrick, 1886
  • Acidalia lacteisabulosa Rothschild, 1915
  • Acidalia parasira Meyrick, 1889
  • Scopula parasira

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. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula amala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.


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