Scopula epigypsa

Scopula epigypsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. epigypsa
Binomial name
Scopula epigypsa
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Trichoclada epigypsa Meyrick, 1886
  • Acidalia cernea Druce, 1888
  • Idaea nivipennis Butler, 1886

Scopula epigypsa is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is endemic to Fiji.[1]

The larvae feed on Ficus obliqua.[2]

References

  1. ^ Anderson, A. J. (1978). Lau - Tonga 1977: reports from the Expedition of June - July 1977, sponsored by the Royal Society of New Zealand. Royal Society of New Zealand. p. 228.
  2. ^ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Insect Data / Hostplant Data / Additional Data". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.


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