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Scopula adelpharia

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Species of geometer moths in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula adelpharia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. adelpharia
Binomial name
Scopula adelpharia
(Püngeler, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia adelpharia Püngeler 1894

Scopula adelpharia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Püngeler in 1894. It is found in North Africa, the Near East and Middle East.

The larvae feed on Convolvulus and Prosopis species.

Subspecies

  • Scopula adelpharia adelpharia (Israel, Palestine)
  • Scopula adelpharia pharaonis Sterneck, 1933 (Egypt)

References

  1. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)" (PDF). 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 adelpharia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. Afro Moths
Taxon identifiers
Scopula adelpharia
Acidalia adelpharia


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