Scopula nipha

Scopula nipha is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1955. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Scopula nipha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. nipha
Binomial name
Scopula nipha
D. S. Fletcher, 1955[1]

The male has a wingspan of 21โ€“23 mm. This species was described from a specimen collected at the Upemba National Park[3]

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): 473โ€“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 niphaโ€‹". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. Original description: Fletcher, 1955, Fascicule 32


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