Scopula cuneilinea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand.

Scopula cuneilinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. cuneilinea
Binomial name
Scopula cuneilinea
(Walker, [1863])[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra cuneilinea Walker, [1863]
  • Antitrygodes cuneilinea

Adults are attracted to the eyes of ox and other cattle for their lachrymal secretion.[2]

The larvae are serious defoliators of Anthocephalus cadamba,[3] but have also been recorded feeding on Adina species.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ General and applied entomology
  3. ^ Google Docs