Scopula adelpharia

Scopula adelpharia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. adelpharia
Binomial name
Scopula adelpharia
(Püngeler, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia adelpharia Pungeler 1894

Scopula adelpharia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North Africa, the Near East and Middle East.[2]

The larvae feed on Convolvulus and Prosopis species.[3]

Subspecies

References

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  1. Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
  2. LepIndex
  3. Afro Moths


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