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Scopula pseudophema

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Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula pseudophema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. pseudophema
Binomial name
Scopula pseudophema
Prout, 1920

Scopula pseudophema is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Sudan.

The wingspan is 20–21 mm. The head and body are concolorous with the wings. The forewings are whitish ochreous, in places tinged with rather deeper ochreous.

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
  3. Novitates Zoologicae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Scopula pseudophema


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