Scopula nesciaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Asia including Sri Lanka,[2] China, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Indonesia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. nesciaria
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Subspecies
edit- Scopula nesciaria nesciaria (Sri Lanka)
- Scopula nesciaria absconditaria (Walker, 1861) (China, Taiwan)
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula nesciaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ "Checklist of Hong Kong Fauna". 81 (12) (2nd ed.). Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden: 2.
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