Scopula pratana is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North Africa, the Canary Islands, the Near East and Yemen.[citation needed]

Scopula pratana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. pratana
Binomial name
Scopula pratana
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena pratana Fabricius, 1794
  • Oar pratana
  • Cidaria ectypata Mabille, 1888
  • Fidonia megearia Oberthur, 1881
  • Phalaena pratanaria Turton, 1802
  • Coremia oppressa Walker, 1870
  • Fidonia megiaria obscuraria Bethune-Baker, 1894
  • Emmiltis nigrescens Hampson, 1896
  • Oar occidens Prout, 1935
  • Fidonia mortuaria Staudinger, 1898

Subspecies

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  • Scopula pratana pratana (North Africa)
  • Scopula pratana baezi Hausmann, 2004 (Canary Islands)
  • Scopula pratana mortuaria (Staudinger, 1898) (Palestine)
  • Scopula pratana occidens (Prout, 1935)
  • Scopula pratana oppressa (Walker, 1870) (Yemen)

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.