''Scopula cumulata'' 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

Sergei Alphéraky Sergei Nikolaevich Alphéraky (1850–1918) (sometimes Alphéraki or Alferaki) was a Russian ornithologist and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Sergei Alphéraky was born into the noble Greek family of Alferakis and was the brother o ...

in 1883. It is found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and Kyrghyzstan.

Subspecies

*''Scopula cumulata cumulata'' (China) *''Scopula cumulata alaiana'' Viidalepp, 1988 (Kyrghyzstan)

References

Moths described in 1883 Moths of Asia cumulata Taxa named by Sergei Alphéraky {{Scopula-stub