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Scopula andalusiaria

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Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula andalusiaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. andalusiaria
Binomial name
Scopula andalusiaria
(Wagner, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Cinglis andalusiaria Wagner, 1935

Scopula andalusiaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Spain and western North Africa.

Taxonomy

The species was considered to be a valid species by Redondo & Gáston in 1999 and Scoble in 1999. However, Müller treated it as a subspecies of Scopula humifusaria in 1996. Hausmann reinstated it as a species in 2004.

References

  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. lepiforum.de


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