Scopula apicipunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. apicipunctata
Binomial name
Scopula apicipunctata
(Christoph, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia apicipunctata Christoph, 1881
  • Acidalia arenaria Leech, 1897

Scopula apicipunctata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1881. It is found in Siberia,[2] the Kuriles[3] and Japan.[4]

The wingspan is 15–24 millimetres (0.59–0.94 in).

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. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula apicipunctata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. Sterrhinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
  4. Japanese Moths


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