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Scopula mecysma

Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scopula mecysma is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in the Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand and on Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi and New Guinea.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

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Scopula mecysma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. mecysma
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Scopula mecysma
Synonyms
  • Dithalama mecysma C. Swinhoe, 1894
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Subspecies

  • Scopula mecysma mecysma (north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand)
  • Scopula mecysma mesites L. B. Prout, 1935 (Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, New Guinea)

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