Scopula nesciaria

Scopula nesciaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Asia including Sri Lanka,[2] China, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Indonesia.[3]

Scopula nesciaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. nesciaria
Binomial name
Scopula nesciaria
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia nesciaria Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia negataria Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia absconditaria Walker, 1861

Subspecies
  • Scopula nesciaria nesciaria (Sri Lanka)
  • Scopula nesciaria absconditaria (Walker, 1861) (China, Taiwan)

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. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula nesciaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. "Checklist of Hong Kong Fauna". 81 (12) (2nd ed.). Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden: 2. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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