Scopula decolor

Scopula decolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Scopula
Species: S. decolor
Binomial name
Scopula decolor
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)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula decolor". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  4. ↑ lepiforum.de


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