Scopula minorata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula and on the islands of the Indian Ocean.[2] Furthermore, it is found in southern Europe.[3] It can be distinguished from Scopula lactaria only by examination of its genitalia.
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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. minorata
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The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in).
Subspecies edit
- Scopula minorata minorata
- Scopula minorata corcularia (Rebel, 1894)
- Scopula minorata ochroleucaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
- Scopula minorata tripolitana (Sterneck, 1933)
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.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ "Scopula (Calothysanis) minorata (Boisduval, 1833)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.