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Scopula lactaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scopula

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Scopula lactaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara and on some islands of the Indian Ocean (Sokotra and Réunion). It can be distinguished from Scopula minorata only by genitalia examination.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.

Subspecies

  • Scopula lactaria lactaria
  • Scopula lactaria gaboosi Hausmann, 1998
  • References

    Scopula lactaria Wikipedia