Scopula lactea
Appearance
Scopula lactea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. lactea
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Binomial name | |
Scopula lactea | |
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Scopula lactea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by William Warren in 1900. It is endemic to Kenya.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Scopula lactea is a junior secondary homonym of Lycauges lactea described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879 and requires a replacement name.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Leucoxena lactea Warren, 1900". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.