Scopula opicata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.[1] It is found in tropical Africa, including Malawi and Zambia,[2] as well as in Sri Lanka, India, China (Hainan), Myanmar, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Timor and New Guinea.[3]
Its wingspan is 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The species is white slightly sprinkled with brown. Frons blackish. Abdomen with brown rings. Forewings with prominent oblique brown line from lower angle of cell to inner margin near base. Another line runs from apex to middle of inner margin. Three submarginal lines diverging from the apex, of which the outer two are slightly waved. A marginal line present. Hindwings with sub-basal, antemedial, and medial prominent lines. Two waved postmedial lines and a marginal line present.[4]
Scopula opicata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is found in tropical Africa, including Malawi and Zambia, as well as in Sri Lanka, India, China (Hainan), Myanmar, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Timor and New Guinea.
Scopula opicata is een vlinder uit de familie spanners (Geomteridae). De wetenschappelijke naam van deze soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1798 door Fabricius.
De soort komt voor in tropisch Afrika.
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties
Scopula opicata là một loài bướm đêm trong họ Geometridae.[2]
Scopula opicata là một loài bướm đêm trong họ Geometridae.
