Scopula butleri

Scopula butleri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. butleri
Binomial name
	Scopula butleri; (Prout, 1913)
Synonyms
	Acidalia butleri Prout, 1913; Craspedia insolata Butler, 1889 (preocc. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875); Acidalia satsumaria Leech, 1897;

Scopula butleri is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1913. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Sumatra, China, Japan and Borneo.^[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests and lower montane forests.

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm.

Subspecies edit

Scopula butleri butleri (north-eastern Himalaya, Sumatra, China, Japan)
Scopula butleri aequibrachiata Holloway, 1997 (Borneo)

References edit

^ 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.
^ The Moths of Borneo

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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] The Moths of Borneo

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