Scopula purata

Scopula purata, the chalky wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in eastern North America,[2] from Ontario and New Hampshire to Florida and to Mississippi.[3]

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

References
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  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. "910566.00 – 7158 – Scopula purata – Chalky Wave Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  3. Heiman, Maury J. (October 24, 2013). "Species Scopula purata - Chalky Wave - Hodges#7158". BugGuide. Retrieved June 5, 2019.


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