Biology:Scopula decolor

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Short description: Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula decolor
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. decolor
Binomial name
Scopula decolor
(Staudinger, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalina decolor Staudinger, 1898

Scopula decolor is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Staudinger in 1898. It is found in Spain , Portugal and Italy and on Cyprus and Sardinia.[2] It is also found in North Africa, including the type location of Algeria.[3]

The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in).[4]

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. "Scopula (Calothysanis) decolor (Staudinger, 1898)". Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=444349. Retrieved 16 May 2017. 
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Scopula decolor". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=215624. 
  4. lepiforum.de

Wikidata ☰ Q7434643 entry