Scopula libyssa

Scopula libyssa is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa.

Scopula libyssa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. libyssa
Binomial name
Scopula libyssa (Hopffer, 1857)[1][2]
Synonyms
Aletis libyssa Hopffer, 1857 Cartaletis libyssa Aletis ethelinda Kirby, 1896 Aletis helcita latifasciata Gaede, 1917 Cartaletis monteironis nigriventris Gaede, 1917 Cartaletis monteironis entebbena Strand, 1921 Aletis monteironis Druce, 1883 Cartaletis libyssa fusciventris Gaede, 1917

The larvae feed on Oxyanthus monteiroi, Oxyanthus speciosus and Randia axillare.^[3]

Subspecies

• Scopula libyssa libyssa (Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda)
• Scopula libyssa ethelinda (Kirby, 1896) (Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania)
• Scopula libyssa monteironis (Druce, 1883)
• Scopula libyssa natalensis (Prout, 1917) (South Africa)

References

1. Cartaletis, Site of Markku Savela
2. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Cartaletis libyssa (Hopffer, 1857)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 6, 2018.