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Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula apparitaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. apparitaria
Binomial name
Scopula apparitaria
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia apparitaria Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia floccularia Herrich-Schaffer, 1870
  • Craspedia approbata Warren, 1900
  • Craspedia atomaria Warren, 1897
  • Acidalia responsaria Walker, 1861
  • Craspedia trias Warren, 1904

Scopula apparitaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in South and Central America, the Greater Antilles and Florida. The type location is Honduras.

The wingspan is about 17 millimetres (0.67 in).

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. Moths of Jamaica
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Scopula apparitaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
Taxon identifiers
Scopula apparitaria


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