Scopula purata

Scopula purata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Scopula
Species: S. purata
Binomial name
Scopula purata
(Guenée, [1858])[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia purata Guenee, 1857
  • Synelys nigrocandida Hulst, 1898

Scopula purata (chalky wave) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America,[2] from Ontario and New Hampshire to Florida and to Mississippi.[3]

References

  1. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide


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