Scopula internata

Scopula internata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda[2] and Zambia.

Scopula internata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. internata
Binomial name
Scopula internata
(Guenée, [1858])[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia internata Guenee, 1858
  • Acidalia illiturata Walker, 1863
  • Synelys pudens Warren, 1905
  • Acidalia pulverosaria Walker, 1863
  • Acidalia strigulifera Walker, 1861

Subspecies
  • Scopula internata internata (South Africa, Gambia)
  • Scopula internata praeruptorum Prout, 1920 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda)

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. Afro Moths


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