Scopula sinnaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1904. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

Scopula sinnaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. sinnaria
Binomial name
Scopula sinnaria
Synonyms
  • Emmiltis sinnaria C. Swinhoe, 1904
  • Emmiltis bisinuata Warren, 1905
  • Scopula sinuaria Janse, 1935 (misspelling)

Subspecies

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  • Scopula sinnaria sinnaria (South Africa)
  • Scopula sinnaria bisinuata (Warren, 1905) (Angola)

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. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scopula sinnaria Swinhoe, 1904". Afromoths. Retrieved April 22, 2020.