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Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)

Permalink:	SCOPACCE
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/ Sterrhinae (subfamily)/ Scopulini (tribe)/ Scopula (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Guenée, 1858)
Citation:	Acidalia Accentuata Gn.
Original genus:	Acidalia
Publication:	Guenée A. M. 1858a. In: Boisduval J. A. B. & Guenée A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. IX. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome I.
Journal:	—
Volume:	9
Issue:
Pagination:	490–491
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9812542

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Scopula accentuata (1)

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Scopula by L. B. Prout (1933, in A. Seitz 16: 65).

Prout L. B. 1929–1938. Die Spannerartigen Nachtfalter (Geometridae). Die Afrikanischen Spanner. Geometridae. – In: Seitz A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)	Holotype	♀	MNHN	Holotype ♀, MNHN	South Africa	[South Africa, Western Cape], Cape of Good Hope, 1837, leg. Verreaux; Pays des Namaquois.	Viette P. 1950b. Sur quelques espèces de Geométrides décrites par Guenée (1857). page 490–491
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)	Paratype	♀	MNHN	Paratypes 2♀, MNHN (see P. Viette 1950b: 204)	South Africa	[South Africa, Western Cape], Cape of Good Hope, 1837, leg. Verreaux; Pays des Namaquois.	Viette P. 1950b. Sur quelques espèces de Geométrides décrites par Guenée (1857). page 490–491
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)		♀		A. Guenée mentioned 4♀.	South Africa	[South Africa, Western Cape], Cape of Good Hope, 1837, leg. Verreaux; Pays des Namaquois.	Viette P. 1950b. Sur quelques espèces de Geométrides décrites par Guenée (1857). page 490–491

DNA voucher(s)
BC ZSM Lep 60517

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Debauche H. R. 1938a. Geometridae (Lep. Het.). Explorations du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. de Witte (1933–1935). page 13
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)	Kenya		Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 401
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 188
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	Western Cape	Guenée A. M. 1858a. In: Boisduval J. A. B. & Guenée A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. IX. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome I. page 491
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 376
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)	Tanzania		Fletcher D. S. 1978a. Geometridae (Lepidoptera) collected by Dr. J. Szunyoghy in Tanzania. page 55
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)	Zimbabwe		page TMSA

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Scopula accentuata (Guenée, 1858)	Senecio sp.	Asteraceae	South Africa	Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 376

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Scopula accenturiata (Walker, 1861)	(Walker, 1861)	species	Synonym	Acidalia accenturiata
Scopula dentigerata (Walker, 1863)	(Walker, 1863)	species	Synonym	Acidalia dentigerata
Scopula exgiuaria Prout L. B., 1932	Prout L. B., 1932	species	Misapplied	Scopula exgiuaria
Scopula exiguaria (Walker, 1860)	(Walker, 1860)	species	Synonym	Boarmia exiguaria
Scopula exiquaria Janse, 1917	Janse, 1917	species	Misapplied	Scopula exiquaria
Scopula rudisaria (Walker, 1861)	(Walker, 1861)	species	Synonym	Acidalia rudisaria