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Geometridae Moth

Scopula emissaria

Photo by Juan Manuel
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Field Notes

Description:

20 mm wingspan

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. emissaria

Habitat:

Tropical wood, close to the beach

Notes:

Synonyms

Acidalia emissaria Walker, 1861
Acidalia defamataria Walker, 1861
Lycauges mollis Warren, 1896
Lycauges lactea Butler, 1879
Lycauges proxima Butler, 1886

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Geometrid moth

Scopula emissaria

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