Scopula lactaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara and on some islands of the Indian Ocean (Sokotra and Réunion).[3] It can be distinguished from Scopula minorata only by genitalia examination.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. lactaria
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The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in).
Subspecies edit
- Scopula lactaria lactaria
- Scopula lactaria gaboosi Hausmann, 1998
References edit
- ^ Scoble, M. J. & Hausmann, A. (2007). "Scopula lactaria". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scopula lactaria (Walker, 1861)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 31, 2018.