''Scopula fumosaria'' 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 the

Lake Baikal Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the Federal subjects of Russia, federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast, I ...

region.

Taxonomy

The name ''Scopula fumosaria'' is a junior secondary homonym of ''

Emmiltis fumosaria ''Scopula bigeminata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by entomologist William Warren in 1897. ''Scopula bigeminata'' ranges widely in Africa, including Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan and Ug ...

'', described by

Robert Swinhoe Robert Swinhoe FRS (1 September 1836 – 28 October 1877) was an English diplomat and naturalist who worked as a Consul in Formosa. He catalogued many Southeast Asian birds, and several, such as Swinhoe's pheasant, are named after him. Biog ...

in 1904 and requires a replacement name.

References

Moths described in 1913 fumosaria Moths of Asia {{Scopula-stub