| Scopula benitaria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. benitaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula benitaria | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scopula benitaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including New Mexico and Texas.[2]
The wingspan is 12–14 millimetres (0.47–0.55 in).
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "910563.00 – 7155 – Scopula benitaria – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
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