Biology:Scopula asymmetrica

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula asymmetrica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. asymmetrica
Binomial name
Scopula asymmetrica
Holloway, 1997[1]

Scopula asymmetrica is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of alluvial forests, wet heath forests and lower montane forests on limestone.

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in). Adults are grey brown.

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

Wikidata ☰ Q7434543 entry