Scopula nipha is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1955. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
| Scopula nipha | |
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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. nipha
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| Binomial name | |
| Scopula nipha D. S. Fletcher, 1955[1]
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The male has a wingspan of 21–23 mm. This species was described from a specimen collected at the Upemba National Park[3]
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 nipha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Original description: Fletcher, 1955, Fascicule 32