Species Scopula lydia (Butler, 1886)

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• Idaea lydia Butler, A.G. 1886. Descriptions of 21 new genera and 103 new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from the Australian region. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1886(4): 381-441, pls 9-10 [435].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH, [Australia]: [Queensland], Peak Downs.
• Idaea jessica Butler, A.G. 1886. Descriptions of 21 new genera and 103 new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from the Australian region. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1886(4): 381-441, pls 9-10 [436].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH, [Australia]: Queensland, Peak Downs.
• Acidalia prosaula Guest, E. 1887. A classified list of Geometrina found around Balhannah, with notes on species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 126-141 [135].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ♂, ♀, [Australia]: South Australia, Balhannah.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Meyrick, E. 1888. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2-n.s. 2(4): 835-928 [year of publication not confirmed] [851]

General References

McQuillan, P.B. & Edwards, E.D. 1996. Geometridae. pp. 200-228 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [223] (Note #344: Scopula lydia (Butler, 1886) and S. jessica (Butler, 1886) were published simultaneously. Priority was given to S. lydia (Butler) by Meyrick (1888b:851) as first reviser)

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