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Scopula plantagenaria

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Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula plantagenaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. plantagenaria
Binomial name
Scopula plantagenaria
(Hulst, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Ephyra plantagenaria Hulst, 1887
  • Ptychopoda canthema Schaus, 1901
  • Scopula hieronyma Prout, 1922

Scopula plantagenaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from California to Utah east to Florida and Missouri.

The wingspan is about 21 mm.

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. Bug Guide
  3. mothphotographersgroup
Taxon identifiers
Scopula plantagenaria


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