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Scopula separata

Scopula separata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Saint Helena. It is vulnerable according to the IUCN Redlist due to invasive plant species causing the food that are needed by the caterpillars to decrease. The invasion of non-native predators such as Hemidactylus frenatus and Scolopendra morsitans are also affecting the conservation of the insect. 51-60 percent of the population is currently protected.

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Scopula separata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. separata
Binomial name
Scopula separata
(Walker, 1875)2
Synonyms
  • Acidalia separata Walker, 1875
  • Acidalia separata ab. atlantica Walker, 1875

Scopula separata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Saint Helena.3 It is vulnerable according to the IUCN Redlist due to invasive plant species causing the food that are needed by the caterpillars to decrease. The invasion of non-native predators such as Hemidactylus frenatus and Scolopendra morsitans are also affecting the conservation of the insect. 51-60 percent of the population is currently protected.1

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  1. Dutton, A.-J.; Isaac, S.; Stevens, N. (2020). "Scopula separata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T66186855A68456143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T66186855A68456143.en. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. 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.
  3. "Scopula separata (Walker, 1875)". Afro Moths.