Scopula impersonata

Scopula impersonata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China,[2] the Russian Far East,[3] Taiwan and Japan.

Scopula impersonata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. impersonata
Binomial name
Scopula impersonata (Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
Acidalia impersonata Walker, 1861 Acidalia accurataria Christoph, 1881 Acidalia muscularia Staudinger, 1897 Acidalia macescens Butler, 1879

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[4]

Subspecies

• Scopula impersonata impersonata (China)
• Scopula impersonata accurataria (Christoph, 1881) (Siberia, Amur, Primorye)
• Scopula impersonata macescens (Butler, 1879) (Japan)

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 impersonata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
3. Sterrhinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
4. Japanese Moths