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Scopula junctaria

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Scopula junctaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. junctaria
Binomial name
Scopula junctaria
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia junctaria Walker, 1862
  • Synelys impunctata Warren, 1904
  • Synelys vestalialis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
  • Scopula quinquelinearia (Packard, 1871)
  • Scopula impunctata (Warren, 1904)
  • Scopula vestalialis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
  • Scopula johnsonaria McDunnough, 1941

Scopula junctaria, the simple wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the whole of Canada and the northern United States, south to Maryland, Arizona, and California.

The wingspan is 20–26 millimetres (0.79–1.02 in). Adults are on wing from late May to August. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various plants, including chickweed, clover and elm.

Subspecies

  • Scopula junctaria junctaria
  • Scopula junctaria quinquelinearia (Packard, 1871)
  • Scopula junctaria johnstonaria McDunnough, 1941

References

  1. ^ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.


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