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Scopula adelpharia

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Scopula adelpharia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Püngeler in 1894. It is found in North Africa, the Near East and Middle East.[2]

The larvae feed on Convolvulus and Prosopis species.[3]

Subspecies

  • Scopula adelpharia adelpharia (Israel, Palestine)
  • Scopula adelpharia pharaonis Sterneck, 1933 (Egypt)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scopula adelpharia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ^ Afro Moths
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Scopula adelpharia: Brief Summary

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Scopula adelpharia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Püngeler in 1894. It is found in North Africa, the Near East and Middle East.

The larvae feed on Convolvulus and Prosopis species.

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