Species diversity and geographical distribution of Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae) on a world-wide scale

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 703-721

  Sihvonen, Pasi ^a   Siljander, Mika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Glossotrophia; Latitude; Problepsis; Scopula; Species description; Synonymy

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MOTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

GEOMETRIDAE; GLOSSOTROPHIA; LEPIDOPTERA; SCOPULA; STERRHINAE;

EID: 18844418747     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-3921-8     Document Type: Article

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