''Scopula technessa'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metr ...

. It is found in

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

.Afro Moths
/ref> It was first described by

Prout Prout may refer to: Surname * Christopher Prout, Baron Kingsland (1942–2009), British politician * Ebenezer Prout (1835–1909), English composer, music theorist, writer and teacher * Elizabeth Prout (1820–1864), Catholic nun and Servant of Go ...

in 1932.

References

Endemic moths of Kenya Moths described in 1932 Taxa named by Louis Beethoven Prout technessa Moths of Africa {{Scopula-stub