Scopula vicina (Gaede, 1917)

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Scopula vicina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. vicina
Binomial name
Scopula vicina
(Gaede, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aletis vicina Gaede, 1917

Scopula vicina is a moth of the family Geometridae found in Nigeria.[2]

Taxonomy[edit]

Scopula vicina is a junior secondary homonym of Trygodes vicina described by Paul Thierry-Mieg in 1907 and requires a replacement name.

References[edit]

  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. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Aletis vicina Gaede, 1917". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.