''Scopula lactea'' 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 William Warren in 1900. 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 ...

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

Taxonomy

''Scopula lactea'' is a junior secondary homonym of '' Lycauges lactea'' described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879 and requires a replacement name.

References

Endemic moths of Kenya Moths described in 1900 lactea Endemic fauna of Kenya Moths of Africa Taxa named by William Warren (entomologist) {{Scopula-stub