Scopula leucopis
Scopula leucopis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1926. It is found on Borneo.[2]
| Scopula leucopis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. leucopis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula leucopis | |
Adults are large and whitish species. The wings are fasciated with fawn and lightly flecked with black scales.[3]
References
- 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.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula leucopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- Jeremy Daniel Holloway (1997). Moths of Borneo. Malayan Nature Society. p. 80. ISBN 9789839991543.
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