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Scopula butleri

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Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula butleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. butleri
Binomial name
Scopula butleri
(Prout, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia butleri Prout, 1913
  • Craspedia insolata Butler, 1889 (preocc. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
  • Acidalia satsumaria Leech, 1897

Scopula butleri is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1913. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Sumatra, China, Japan and Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland forests and lower montane forests.

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm.

Subspecies

  • Scopula butleri butleri (north-eastern Himalaya, Sumatra, China, Japan)
  • Scopula butleri aequibrachiata Holloway, 1997 (Borneo)

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. The Moths of Borneo
Taxon identifiers
Scopula butleri


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