Scopula minorata

Scopula minorata

''Scopula minorata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula and on the islands of the Indian Ocean. Furthermore, it is found in southern Europe. It can be distinguished from ''Scopula lactaria'' only by examination of its genitalia.

The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres.
Scopula minorata? Ivoloina park, Madagascar Scopula minorata seems a visually strong match, and is known to occur also in Madagascar. Only doubtful part are the antennae on my photo, which seem very dark, whilst Scopula minorata antennae are light. I'm not sure if this is a decisive difference. Africa,Geotagged,Ivoloina park,LepiLED,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Scopula minorata,Winter,World

Naming

*''Scopula minorata minorata''
⤷ ''Scopula minorata corcularia''
⤷ ''Scopula minorata ochroleucaria''
⤷ ''Scopula minorata tripolitana''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusScopula
SpeciesS. minorata
Photographed in
Madagascar