Scopula quadrilineata

Scopula quadrilineata
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]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia quadrilineata Packard, 1876
  • Eois persimilis Hulst, 1898

Scopula quadrilineata, the four-lined wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. 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]

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


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