Biology:Scopula candidaria

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula candidaria
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. candidaria
Binomial name
Scopula candidaria
(Warren, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pylarge candidaria Warren, 1902[2]

Scopula candidaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1902. It is found in Kenya,[3] the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[4]

Taxonomy

Scopula candidaria is a junior secondary homonym of Acidalia candidaria (Packard, 1873) requiring a replacement name.

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. Warren, W. (1902). "New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum". Novitates Zoologicae 9: 504. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3268723. 
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Scopula candidaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=215549. 
  4. Afro Moths

Wikidata ☰ Q7434583 entry