Scopula sacraria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. sacraria
Binomial name
Scopula sacraria
(Bang-Haas, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia sacraria Bang-Haas, 1910
  • Glossotrophia fumata Hausmann, 1993

Scopula sacraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Cyprus[2] and the European part of Russia.

The wingspan is about 20–23 millimetres (0.79–0.91 in).[3]

Subspecies

  • Scopula sacraria sacraria
  • Scopula sacraria fumata (Hausmann, 1993) (Cyprus)

Taxonomy

Scopula sacraria is treated as a subspecies of Scopula confinaria by some authors. If sacraria is treated as a valid species, Scopula semitata is sometimes listed as a subspecies of it, rather than a separate species.

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. ↑ "Scopula (Calothysanis) sacraria (Bang-Haas, 1910)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de


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