Scopula minorata

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Scopula minorata

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Victoria Falls National Park, Zimbabwe.

Species details:

Notes:
Distribution: From Egypt to South Africa, Madagascar, Comoros and Mascarene Islands.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
AcanthaceaeAsystasia (Larval foodplant)
ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea (Larval foodplant)
PlumbaginaceaePlumbago (Larval foodplant)
PoaceaeAgrostis (Larval foodplant)
SolanaceaePetunia (Larval foodplant)
Related plant species:
PolygonaceaeAntigonon leptopus (Larval foodplant)
Literature: africanmoths.com
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Scopula minorata .
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402970, retrieved 5 December 2025

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