Scopula derasata

Scopula derasata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to South Africa.[2]

Scopula derasata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. derasata
Binomial name
Scopula derasata
(Walker, [1863])[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia derasata Walker 1863

Taxonomy

This species is possibly only an aberration of Scopula minorata described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833.

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. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scopula deserta (Warren, 1897)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.


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