Scopula inficita is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines.[2]

Scopula inficita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. inficita
Binomial name
Scopula inficita
(Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia inficita Walker, 1866

Adults are straw/fawn coloured.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Scopula inficita inficita (Flores, Bali, Timor, Pura, Tenimber)
  • Scopula inficita philippina Prout, 1931 (Philippines, Borneo)

References

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  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 inficita​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ^ The Moths of Borneo