Scopula legrandi
| Scopula legrandi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. legrandi
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| Binomial name | |
| Scopula legrandi | |
Scopula legrandi is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Claude Herbulot in 1962. It is found on the Seychelles.[2]
The species was originally described from specimens collected on the island of Mahé in the Seychelles, with its holotype and paratypes deposited in major natural history collections.[3] According to the Afromoths online database of Afrotropical moths, Scopula legrandi has confirmed records from multiple locations within the Seychelles archipelago.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Scopula legrandi Herbulot, 1962". Afromoths. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Afromoths.net". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2026-02-13.