Scopula quadrilineata
| Scopula quadrilineata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Scopulini |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. quadrilineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopula quadrilineata (Packard, 1876)[1] | |
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The Four-lined Wave (Scopula quadrilineata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America,[2] from Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan and bordering areas of the United States, south in the east to North Carolina. It has also been recorded in British Columbia.
The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are white with three or four faint yellowish transverse lines and pale gray speckling. The hindwings are similar in pattern and color.[3]
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- ↑ Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide