Scopula apparitaria

Scopula apparitaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. apparitaria
Binomial name
Scopula apparitaria (Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
Acidalia apparitaria Walker, 1861 Acidalia floccularia Herrich-Schaffer, 1870 Craspedia approbata Warren, 1900 Craspedia atomaria Warren, 1897 Acidalia responsaria Walker, 1861 Craspedia trias Warren, 1904

Scopula apparitaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in South and Central America, the Greater Antilles[2] and Florida.[3] The type location is Honduras.[4]

The wingspan is about 17 millimetres (0.67 in).

References

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. Moths of Jamaica
3. mothphotographersgroup
4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Scopula apparitaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.