Its wingspan is about 24 mm. Hindwings with more or less angled outer margin at vein 4. ochreous white colored moth. Frons fuscous. Forewings with a discocellular speck. Indistinct obliquely waved fuscous antemedial and medial lines, the latter on hindwing embracing the black discocellular spot. Both wings with waved postmedial line, with fuscous marks beyond it above middle of forewings and above inner margin of each wing. There is a sub-marginal fuscous marks series and a marginal black specks series.[3]
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Scopula pulchellata pulchellata
Scopula pulchellata rufinubes (Warren, 1900)
Scopula pulchellata semperi Prout, 1938
Scopula pulchellata takowensis Prout, 1938
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^Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
^Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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scopula, pulchellata, moth, family, geometridae, found, indo, australian, tropics, from, india, lanka, taiwan, solomon, islands, well, africa, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidopt. Scopula pulchellata is a moth of the family Geometridae It is found in the Indo Australian tropics from India Sri Lanka to Taiwan and the Solomon Islands 2 as well as in Africa Scopula pulchellata Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Geometridae Genus Scopula Species S pulchellata Binomial name Scopula pulchellata Fabricius 1794 1 Synonyms Phalaena pulchellata Fabricius 1794 Craspedia discata Warren 1897 Idaea grandicularia Swinhoe 1886 Acidalia ligataria Walker 1861 Acidalia metaspilaria Walker 1861 Acidalia nictata Guenee 1857 Acidalia perlineata Walker 1861 Scopula perlineata obdiscata Prout 1938 Scopula perlineata spilotis Prout 1938 Acidalia spatiosaria Walker 1866 Craspedia spilodorsata Warren 1895 Scopula spilodorsata cosmeta Prout 1938 Craspedia rufinubes Warren 1900Description editIts wingspan is about 24 mm Hindwings with more or less angled outer margin at vein 4 ochreous white colored moth Frons fuscous Forewings with a discocellular speck Indistinct obliquely waved fuscous antemedial and medial lines the latter on hindwing embracing the black discocellular spot Both wings with waved postmedial line with fuscous marks beyond it above middle of forewings and above inner margin of each wing There is a sub marginal fuscous marks series and a marginal black specks series 3 Subspecies editScopula pulchellata pulchellata Scopula pulchellata rufinubes Warren 1900 Scopula pulchellata semperi Prout 1938 Scopula pulchellata takowensis Prout 1938References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scopula pulchellata nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Scopula pulchellata Sihvonen Pasi April 1 2005 Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths Lepidoptera Geometridae Sterrhinae PDF Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 4 473 530 doi 10 1111 j 1096 3642 2005 00153 x The Moths of Borneo Hampson G F 1895 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Vol Moths Volume III Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library This Scopula related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scopula pulchellata amp oldid 1209670411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
