Scopula guancharia

Scopula guancharia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. guancharia
Binomial name
Scopula guancharia
(Alphéraky, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia guancharia Alphéraky, 1889

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

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

References

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  1. Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
  2. LepIndex
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Europäische Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie: Scopula guancharia


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