Scopula derasata

Scopula derasata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to South Africa.[2]

Scopula derasata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. derasata
Binomial name
Scopula derasata
(Walker, [1863])[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia derasata Walker 1863

Taxonomy

This species is possibly only an aberration of Scopula minorata described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833.

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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. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scopula deserta (Warren, 1897)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.


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