Scopula

Scopula is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802.

Species

It has 705 species which are listed here alphabetically.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J-K

L

M

N

O

P-Q

R

S

T

U-V

W-Z

Status unknown

• Scopula gyalararia (Franzenau, 1856), described as Acidalia gyalararia from Siebenburgen.
• Scopula voeltzkowi Prout, 1934, described from Africa.^[2]

Web of life

Scopula species are used as a food source by various predators, including:^[3]

• Family Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera)
  • Aleiodes coxalis Spinola, 1808
  • Aleiodes tashimai Kusigemati, 1983
  • Aoplus defraudator Wesmael, 1845
  • Cotesia perspicua Nees, 1834
  • Homolobus (Oulophus) flagitator Curtis, 1837
  • Hoplismenus axillatorius Thunberg, 1822
  • Hyposoter thuringiacus Schmiedeknecht, 1909
  • Phobocampe crassiuscula Gravenhorst, 1829
  • Pristicerops infractorius Linnaeus, 1761
• Family Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)
  • Euplectrus gopimohani Mani, 1941

References

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• Can, F. 2009: DNA barcoding confirms species rank for a cryptic geometrid species from Turkey and Bulgaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae). Zootaxa, 2314: 63–68. Abstract & excerpt.
• Gelbrecht, J. & A. Hausmann, 1997: Scopula immistaria beshkovi ssp.n. - neu für Bulgarien und den Balkan (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 29 (2): 983–990.
• Hausmann, A. 2003: New Sterrhinae from Europe, North Africa, and the Caucasus (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 113 (11): 319–328.
• Herbulot, C., 1999: New Geometridae from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie 16 (2): 147–153.
• Orhant, G.E.R.J., 2003: Deuxième contribution à la connaissance des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tahiti avec quelques données pour Moorea. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse 59 (2): 22–33.
• 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.
• Sihvonen, P. and Siljander, M., 2005: Species diversity and geographical distribution of Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae) on a worldwide scale. Biodiversity and Conservation 14: 703–721.