Scopula nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Sterrhinae (subfamily)/  Scopulini (tribe)/  Scopula (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Prout L. B., 1916)
Citation:	Acidalia nepheloperas, sp. n.
Original genus:	Acidalia
Publication:	Prout L. B. 1916b. Geometridae. – In: Poulton E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1916
Issue:	1
Pagination:	150–151
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596874

Scopula nepheloperas (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Scopula nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK	Somalia	[Somalia N], Somaliland, Mandera, 47 miles SW of Berbera, 3000 ft, 24.iii.1909, leg. W. Feather.
Scopula nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 2♂, 6♀, NHMUK, OUMNH.	Somalia	[Somalia N], Somaliland, Mandera, 47 miles SW of Berbera, 3000 ft, 24.iii.1909, leg. W. Feather.

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DNA voucher(s)
BC ZSM Lep 60560

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Scopula nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Kenya		Hausmann A., Stadie D. & Fiebig R. 2016. Family Geometridae Leach, [1815]. – In: Hacker H. (Ed.), Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea, Zygaenoidea, Thyridoidea and Hyblaeoidea of the Arabia Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepidoptera). page 86
Scopula nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Niger		Rothschild W. 1921b. On the Lepidoptera collected by Capt. A. Buchanan in Northern Nigeria and the Southern Sahara in 1919–1920. Geometridae. page 216
Scopula nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Oman		Wiltshire E. P. 1977b. The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975. Lepidoptera: Part I Families Cossidae, Pyralidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae and Noctuidae. Part II A list of further Lepidoptera-Heterocera from Oman. Part III Pyral... page 166
Scopula nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Saudi Arabia		Wiltshire E. P. 1980a. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Nolidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae. – In: Wittmer & Büttiker (eds.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia 2. page 192
Scopula nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Somalia		Prout L. B. 1916b. Geometridae. – In: Poulton E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 151
Scopula nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Sudan		Prout L. B. 1916b. Geometridae. – In: Poulton E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 151
Scopula nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Yemen		Hausmann A. 1999. Geometrid moth species from Yemen (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 291
Scopula nepheloperas aidasi Hausmann, 2009	Oman		Hausmann A. 2009c. New and interesting geometrid moths from Dhofar, southern Oman (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). page 115
Scopula nepheloperas nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Somalia		Prout L. B. 1916b. Geometridae. – In: Poulton E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 151
Scopula nepheloperas nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	Sudan		Prout L. B. 1916b. Geometridae. – In: Poulton E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 151

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Scopula nepheloperas (1)

Scopula nepheloperas (2)

Scopula nepheloperas nepheloperas (1)

Scopula nepheloperas nepheloperas (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Scopula nepheloperas aidasi Hausmann, 2009	Hausmann, 2009	subspecies	Accepted	Scopula nepheloperas aidasi
Scopula nepheloperas nepheloperas (Prout L. B., 1916)	(Prout L. B., 1916)	subspecies	Accepted	Acidalia nepheloperas nepheloperas

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination