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 | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. purata |
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Scopula purata (Guenée, [1858]) | |
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