Scopula mecysma
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. mecysma
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| Scopula mecysma (C. Swinhoe, 1894)[1]
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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.
Subspecies[edit]
- Scopula mecysma mecysma (north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand)
- Scopula mecysma mesites L. B. Prout, 1935 (Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, New Guinea)
References[edit]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Scopula mecysma Swinhoe". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 22, 2020.