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Scopula minorata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scopula

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Similar
  
Scopula lactaria, Idaea filicata, Scopula decorata, Scopula imitaria, Prasinocyma

Scopula minorata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, the Arabian peninsula and on the islands of the Indian Ocean. Furthermore, it is found in southern Europe. It can be distinguished from Scopula lactaria only by genitalia examination.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.

Subspecies

  • Scopula minorata minorata
  • Scopula minorata corcularia (Rebel, 1894)
  • Scopula minorata ochroleucaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
  • Scopula minorata tripolitana (Sterneck, 1933)
  • References

    Scopula minorata Wikipedia