Scopula nigrinotata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black Wave being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scopula luridata
- Scopula fibulata
- Scopula plantagenaria
- Idaea contiguaria
- Scopula rufomixtaria
- Hymenomima umbellularia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Scopula
- Species
- Scopula nigrinotata
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