Scopula mecysma

Scopula mecysma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Scopula
Species: S. mecysma
Binomial name
Scopula mecysma
(Swinhoe, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dithalama mecysma Swinhoe 1894

Scopula mecysma is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand and on Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi and New Guinea.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Subspecies

  • Scopula mecysma mecysma (north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand)
  • Scopula mecysma mesites Prout, 1935 (Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, New Guinea)

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. The Moths of Borneo


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