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''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of
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 ...
s 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 ...
described by
Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''
Entephria ''Entephria'' is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). There is no unambiguous common name for these moths; like many other members of their subfamily Larentiinae, they are sometimes called "carpets". The genus was erected by Jacob ...
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Selected species

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Scotopteryx aelptes ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * '' Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 1 ...
'' (Prout, 1937) * ''
Scotopteryx alfacaria ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * '' Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 1 ...
'' (Staudinger, 1859) * ''
Scotopteryx alpherakii ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * '' Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 1 ...
'' (Erschoff, 1877) * ''
Scotopteryx angularia ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * '' Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 1 ...
'' (de Villers, 1789) * ''
Scotopteryx bipunctaria ''Scotopteryx bipunctaria'', also known as the chalk carpet, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found from Morocco and Spain through western and central ...
'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) ** ''Scotopteryx bipunctaria bipunctaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) ** ''Scotopteryx bipunctaria cretata'' (Prout, 1937) ** ''Scotopteryx bipunctaria maritima'' (Seebold, 1879) * ''
Scotopteryx burgaria ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * ''Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 19 ...
'' (Eversmann, 1843) * ''
Scotopteryx chenopodiata ''Scotopteryx chenopodiata'', the shaded broad-bar, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Description The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The length of the fo ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – shaded broad-bar * '' Scotopteryx coarctaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * ''
Scotopteryx coelinaria ''Scotopteryx coelinaria'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Andorra and the French Pyrenees. The wingspan is 28–34 mm. The ground colour is brownish. Adults are on wing from June to Ju ...
'' (de Graslin, 1863) * ''
Scotopteryx diniensis ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * ''Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 19 ...
'' (Neuburger, 1906) * ''
Scotopteryx elbursica ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * ''Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 19 ...
'' (Bytinski-Salz & Brandt, 1935) * ''
Scotopteryx golovushkini ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * '' Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 1 ...
'' Kostyuk, 1991 * ''
Scotopteryx ignorata ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * ''Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 19 ...
'' Huemer & Hausmann, 1998 * ''
Scotopteryx junctata ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * ''Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 19 ...
'' (Staudinger, 1882) * ''
Scotopteryx kurmanjiana ''Scotopteryx kurmanjiana'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Hossein Rajaei and Gyula M. László in 2014. It is found on both sides of Kopet-Dagh Mountains in north-eastern Iran and southern Turkmenistan. ...
'' Rajaei & László, 2014 * ''
Scotopteryx kuznetsovi ''Scotopteryx kuznetzovi'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by C. A. Wardikian in 1957. It is found in Iran and Turkey.; 2014: ''Scotopteryx kurmanjiana'', a new species from the Kopet-Dagh Mountains (Le ...
'' (Wardikjan, 1957) * ''
Scotopteryx langi ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * ''Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 19 ...
'' (Christoph, 1885) * ''
Scotopteryx luridata ''Scotopteryx luridata'', the July belle, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Finland and the Baltic region The terms Baltic Sea Region, Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), a ...
'' (Hufnagel, 1767) ** ''Scotopteryx luridata luridata'' (Hufnagel, 1767) ** ''Scotopteryx luridata plumbaria'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Scotopteryx moeniata'' (Scopoli, 1763) * ''
Scotopteryx mucronata ''Scotopteryx mucronata'', the lead belle, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia. The wingspan is 30–38 mm. See Townsend et al. Adults are on wing from May to June i ...
'' (Scopoli, 1763) * ''
Scotopteryx obvallaria ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * ''Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 1937 ...
'' (Mabille, 1867) * '' Scotopteryx octodurensis'' (Favre, 1903) ** ''Scotopteryx octodurensis lozerae'' (Herbulot, 1957) ** ''Scotopteryx octodurensis nevadina'' (Wehrli, 1927) ** ''Scotopteryx octodurensis octodurensis'' (Favre, 1903) * '' Scotopteryx peribolata'' (Hübner, 1817) * '' Scotopteryx perplexaria'' (Staudinger, 1892) * '' Scotopteryx proximaria'' (Rambur, 1833) * '' Scotopteryx roesleri'' (Vojnits, 1973) * '' Scotopteryx sartata'' (Alphéraky, 1883) * '' Scotopteryx sinensis'' (Alphéraky, 1883) * ''
Scotopteryx subvicinaria ''Scotopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is suspected that some species currently placed here actually belong in ''Entephria''. Selected species * ''Scotopteryx aelptes'' (Prout, 1937 ...
'' (Staudinger, 1892) * '' Scotopteryx supproximata'' (Staudinger, 1892) * '' Scotopteryx transbaicalica'' (Djakonov, 1955) * '' Scotopteryx vicinaria'' (Duponchel, 1830) ** ''Scotopteryx vicinaria illyriacaria'' (Schawerda, 1919) ** ''Scotopteryx vicinaria vicinaria'' (Duponchel, 1830) * '' Scotopteryx vittistrigata'' Prout, 1910


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''Scotopteryx'' on Fauna Europaea

''Scotopteryx'' from Portugal
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