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Scopula asellaria

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 12, 2023
Entity authorityQ14324682 ↗
Source-derived summary

Scopula asellaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1847. It is found in southern Europe and North Africa.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Silene species.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Scopula asellaria” as species of insect. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Scopula, asellaria and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1847—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Scopula, asellaria and species providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Scopula asellaria”, the useful work is to connect “species of insect” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 12, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q14324682. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1847.

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Current terminology should not be projected backward without checking the classification used when the underlying evidence was created. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Scopula asellaria” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.