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Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae
Scopula minorata
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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Class:
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Insecta
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Order:
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Lepidoptera
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Family:
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Geometridae
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Genus:
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Scopula
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Species:
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S. minorata
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Binomial name
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Scopula minorata
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Synonyms
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- Geometra minorata Boisduval, 1833
- Scopula conscutanea (Walker, 1863)
- Acidalia consentanea Walker, 1861
- Acidalia holobapharia Mabille, 1900
- Acidalia luculata Guenée, 1858
- Acidalia mauritiata Guenée, 1858
- Emmiltis (Craspedia) mombasae Warren, 1904
- Scopula inustaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
- Scopula colonaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
- Scopula accessaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
- Ptychopoda medioumbrata (Turati, 1930)
- Idaea medioumbraria
- Scopula medioumbraria
- Scopula ochroleucata Herrich-Schäffer, 1844
- Acidalia ochroleucaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1844
- Scopula inustata Herrich-Schäffer, 1844
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Scopula minorata is a
moth of the family
Geometridae. It was described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in
Africa south of the
Sahara, the
Arabian Peninsula and on the islands of the
Indian Ocean.
[2] Furthermore, it is found in southern Europe.
[3] It can be distinguished from
Scopula lactaria only by examination of its genitalia.
The
wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in).
- Scopula minorata minorata
- Scopula minorata corcularia (Rebel, 1894)
- Scopula minorata ochroleucaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
- Scopula minorata tripolitana (Sterneck, 1933)