- Scopula actuaria
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Scopula actuaria Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Tribe: Scopulini Genus: Scopula Species: S. actuaria Binomial name Scopula actuaria
(Walker, 1861)Synonyms - Acidalia actuaria Walker, 1861
- Ptychopoda nigranalis Warren, 1896
- Craspedia parumnotata Warren, 1896
- Scopula actuaria sheljuzhkoi Wiltshire, 1967
Scopula actuaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found throughout the Oriental tropics from Afghanistan and Taiwan to the southern Moluccas and Timor. It is also found on the Chagos Archipelago.
There is some variability in the ornamentation of the male eighth sternite throughout its range, even within a single locality.
The larvae have been recorded on Theobroma species.
Subspecies
- Scopula actuaria actuaria
- Scopula actuaria nigranalis (Warren, 1896) (Timor)
- Scopula actuaria sheljuzhkoi Wiltshire, 1967 (Oriental tropics to Taiwan, Afghanistan)
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