''Scopula batesi'' 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 w ...

of the family Geometridae. It was 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. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

.Afro Moths
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References

Endemic fauna of Cameroon Insects of Cameroon Moths of Africa Moths described in 1932 Taxa named by Louis Beethoven Prout batesi {{Scopula-stub