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Scopula apparitaria

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Scopula apparitaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. apparitaria
Binomial name
Scopula apparitaria
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia apparitaria Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia floccularia Herrich-Schaffer, 1870
  • Craspedia approbata Warren, 1900
  • Craspedia atomaria Warren, 1897
  • Acidalia responsaria Walker, 1861
  • Craspedia trias Warren, 1904

Scopula apparitaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in South and Central America, the Greater Antilles[2] and Florida.[3] The type location is Honduras.[4]

The wingspan is about 17 millimetres (0.67 in).

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. ^ Moths of Jamaica
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Scopula apparitaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.