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.
Four-lined wave | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Scopula |
Species: | S. quadrilineata |
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Scopula quadrilineata (Packard, 1876)[1] | |
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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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