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

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

References

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  1. Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide