Scopula benitaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scopula benitaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

Scopula benitaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

Scopula benitaria is a small North American geometrid moth first described in 1913.

Family
Genus
Scopula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scopula benitaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

Scopula benitaria is a moth in the family Geometridae, first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, with known occurrences in New Mexico and Texas. This species has a wingspan of 12–14 millimetres, equal to 0.47–0.55 inches.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Geometridae › Scopula

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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