Scopula asellaria

Scopula asellaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1847. It is found in southern Europe^[2] and North Africa.

Scopula asellaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. asellaria
Binomial name
Scopula asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
Acidalia asellaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1847 Glossotrophia asellaria Glossotrophia asellaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1847 Glossotrophia dentatolineata Wehrli, 1926 Glossotrophia gerstbergeri Hausmann, 1993 Acidalia isabellaria Milliere, 1868 Glossotrophia lenzi Hausmann, 1993 Glossotrophia philipparia Prout, 1913 Acidalia romanaria Milliere, 1869 Glossotrophia tripolitana Turati, 1930

The larvae feed on the flowers of Silene species.^[3]

Subspecies

• Scopula asellaria asellaria
• Scopula asellaria dentatolineata (Wehrli, 1926) (Spain)
• Scopula asellaria gerstbergeri (Hausmann, 1993) (Canary Islands)
• Scopula asellaria isabellaria (Milliére, 1868) (Spain)
• Scopula asellaria lenzi (Hausmann, 1993) (Morocco)
• Scopula asellaria philipparia (Prout, 1913) (Algeria)
• Scopula asellaria romanaria (Milliére, 1869) (Italy)
• Scopula asellaria tripolitana (Turati, 1930) (Libya)

References

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. "Scopula (Calothysanis) asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
3. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

External links

• Lepiforum e.V.