Scopula pithogona

Scopula pithogona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. pithogona
Binomial name
Scopula pithogona
Prout, 1938[1]

Scopula pithogona is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Java,[2] Borneo and Sulawesi. The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests.

The ground colour of the adults is whitish with pale fawn markings.[3]

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. The Moths of Borneo


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