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Scopula asymmetrica

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Scopula asymmetrica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. asymmetrica
Binomial name
Scopula asymmetrica
Holloway, 1997[1]

Scopula asymmetrica is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of alluvial forests, wet heath forests and lower montane forests on limestone.

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in). Adults are grey brown.

References

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  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. ^ The Moths of Borneo