Scopula pratana

Scopula pratana is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North Africa, the Canary Islands, the Near East and Yemen.

Scopula pratana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. pratana
Binomial name
Scopula pratana (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
Phalaena pratana Fabricius, 1794 Oar pratana Cidaria ectypata Mabille, 1888 Fidonia megearia Oberthur, 1881 Phalaena pratanaria Turton, 1802 Coremia oppressa Walker, 1870 Fidonia megiaria obscuraria Bethune-Baker, 1894 Emmiltis nigrescens Hampson, 1896 Oar occidens Prout, 1935 Fidonia mortuaria Staudinger, 1898

Subspecies

• Scopula pratana pratana (North Africa)
• Scopula pratana baezi Hausmann, 2004 (Canary Islands)
• Scopula pratana mortuaria (Staudinger, 1898) (Palestine)
• Scopula pratana occidens (Prout, 1935)
• Scopula pratana oppressa (Walker, 1870) (Yemen)