Scotopteryx vittistrigata

Scotopteryx vittistrigata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae.

Scotopteryx vittistrigata
Mounted specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scotopteryx
Species:	S. vittistrigata
Binomial name
Scotopteryx vittistrigata (Prout, 1910)
Synonyms
Orthonama vittistrigata Prout, 1910 Phybalopteryx vittistrigata [1]

Description

Scotopteryx vittistrigata has a wingspan of about 32 millimetres (1.3 in). Head, thorax, and abdomen are pale ochreous varied with brown. Forewings are pale ochreous, crossed by numerous oblique brown lines. Hindwing with the lines most distinct on the inner margin, except the outer line and terminal area, which are distinct throughout.^[1][2]

Distribution

This species can be found in Brazil.