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Scopula epigypsa

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Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae

Scopula epigypsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. epigypsa
Binomial name
Scopula epigypsa
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Trichoclada epigypsa Meyrick, 1886
  • Acidalia cernea Druce, 1888
  • Idaea nivipennis Butler, 1886

Scopula epigypsa is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is endemic to Fiji.

The larvae feed on Ficus obliqua.

References

  1. Anderson, A. J. (1978). Lau - Tonga 1977: reports from the Expedition of June - July 1977, sponsored by the Royal Society of New Zealand. Royal Society of New Zealand. p. 228.
  2. Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Insect Data / Hostplant Data / Additional Data". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
Taxon identifiers
Scopula epigypsa


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