Scopula guancharia

Scopula guancharia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]

Scopula guancharia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. guancharia
Binomial name
Scopula guancharia
Synonyms
  • Acidalia guancharia Alphéraky, 1889

The wingspan is 23–24 mm.[3] Adults are on wing nearly year round.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Calendula species.[4]

Subspecies

  • Scopula guancharia guancharia
  • Scopula guancharia illustris Pinker, 1968
  • Scopula guancharia mus Pinker, 1968
  • Scopula guancharia uniformis Pinker, 1968
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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. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula guancharia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Europäische Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie: Scopula guancharia


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