Scopula consimilata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. consimilata
Binomial name
Scopula consimilata
(Warren, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ptychopoda consimilata Warren, 1896
  • Craspedia aggravata Warren, 1897
  • Scopula perfilata Prout, 1920
  • Scopula seductilis Prout, 1931

Scopula consimilata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1896. It is found in India (the Khasia Hills).[2]

The wingspan is 24 millimetres (0.94 in). The forewings are ochreous, dusted thickly with blackish or fuscous. The lines are pale brown, the exterior line marked by black points on the veins. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to April.[3]

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 consimilata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ↑ Warren, William (1896). "New Indian Epiplemidae and Geometridae". Novitates Zoologicae. 3: 307–321. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.5426.


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