''Scopula sacraria'' is a

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of the family Geometridae. It is found on

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and the European part of

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. The

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Subspecies

*''Scopula sacraria sacraria'' *''Scopula sacraria fumata'' (Hausmann, 1993) (Cyprus)

Taxonomy

''Scopula sacraria'' is treated as a subspecies of ''

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'' by some authors. If sacraria is treated as a valid species, '' Scopula semitata'' is sometimes listed as a subspecies of it, rather than a separate species.

References

Moths described in 1910 sacraria Moths of Europe {{Scopula-stub