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Scopula hyphenophora

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Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula hyphenophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. hyphenophora
Binomial name
Scopula hyphenophora
(Warren, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Craspedia hyphenophora Warren, 1896

Scopula hyphenophora is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in India, Peninsular Malaysia and on Borneo and Bali. The habitat consists of lowland primary and secondary forests, alluvial forests and forests on limestone.

Subspecies

  • Scopula hyphenophora hyphenophora (north-eastern Himalaya)
  • Scopula hyphenophora ambiguiceps Prout, 1938 (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Bali)

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
Taxon identifiers
Scopula hyphenophora


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