Scopula omnisona
Appearance
Scopula omnisona | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. omnisona
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Binomial name | |
Scopula omnisona | |
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Scopula omnisona is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Madagascar.[2]
The male of this species has a wingspan of 17 millimetres (0.67 in), its face and palpus are red, the vertex is grey and the thorax and abdomen are pinkish grey.
The fore wings are pale pinkish-grey or violet-grey with a few scattered black scales.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Scopula omnisona omnisona
- Scopula omnisona septentrionis Herbulot, 1972
References
[edit]Wikispecies has information related to Scopula omnisona.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Prout, L. B. 1915a. New genera and species of African Geometridae. - Novitates Zoologicae 22:311–385 (on page 331)