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''Scopula omnisona'' 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
Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. The male of this species has a wingspan of , its face and palpus are red, the vertex is grey and the thorax and abdomen are pinkish grey. The fore wings are pale pinkish-grey or violet-grey with a few scattered black scales.Prout, L. B. 1915a. New genera and species of African Geometridae. - ''Novitates Zoologicae'' 22:311–385
(on page 331)


Subspecies

*''Scopula omnisona omnisona'' *''Scopula omnisona septentrionis'' Herbulot, 1972


References

Moths described in 1915 omnisona Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa {{Scopula-stub