Scopula nupta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. nupta
Binomial name
Scopula nupta
(Butler, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Asthena nupta Butler, 1878
  • Scopula analogia Inoue, 1954
  • Scopula seminupta Sterneck, 1941

Scopula nupta is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Japan,[2] China[3] and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 17–24 millimetres (0.67–0.94 in).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)" (PDF). 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 nupta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ↑ "Checklist of Hong Kong Fauna". 81 (12). Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden: 2. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ Japanese Moths


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