Scopula impersonata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. impersonata
Binomial name
Scopula impersonata
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia impersonata Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia accurataria Christoph, 1881
  • Acidalia muscularia Staudinger, 1897
  • Acidalia macescens Butler, 1879

Scopula impersonata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China,[2] the Russian Far East,[3] Taiwan and Japan.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[4]

Subspecies

  • Scopula impersonata impersonata (China)
  • Scopula impersonata accurataria (Christoph, 1881) (Siberia, Amur, Primorye)
  • Scopula impersonata macescens (Butler, 1879) (Japan)

References

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  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 impersonata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ↑ Sterrhinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
  4. ↑ Japanese Moths


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