Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Sterrhinae (subfamily)/  Scopulini (tribe)/  Scopula (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Distant, 1892)
Citation:	Lycauges donovani, sp. n.
Original genus:	Lycauges
Publication:	Distant W. L. 1892b. A naturalist in the Transvaal.
Journal:	—
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Pagination:	240; pl. 2, fig. 4
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22460095

Scopula donovani (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)		unknown	NHMUK	Not stated, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria, leg. Donovan.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)	Congo		page ZSM
Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)	Gambia		page R. Butler
Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)	Kenya		Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2005. Lepidoptera diversity, floristic composition and structure of three Kaya forests on the south coast of Kenya. page 158
Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)	Madagascar		Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 181
Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)	Nigeria		Warren W. 1897a. New genera and species of moths from the Old-World regions in the Tring Museum. page 57 (as extrema)
Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 181
Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)	Sudan		Wiltshire E. P. 1985c. New Geometridae from Africa, with a list of additions to the Lepidoptera fauna of the Sudan (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). page 15
Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)	Uganda		Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 181
Scopula donovani (Distant, 1892)	Yemen		Hausmann A. 2006. The geometrid moth species from Yemen – With 50 new records for the country and description of 20 new taxa (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 31

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Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scopula donovani (1)

Scopula donovani (2)

Scopula donovani (3)

Scopula donovani (4)

Scopula donovani (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Scopula extraordinaria (Staudinger, 1892)	(Staudinger, 1892)	species	Synonym	Longula extraordinaria
Scopula extremata (Warren, 1897)	(Warren, 1897)	species	Synonym	Lycauges extremata