Chalky Wave Moth

Scopula purata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

Scopula purata, the chalky wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario and New Hampshire to Florida and to Mississippi.

Distribution

Chalky Wave Moth — (c) Dawn Nelson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 26

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Dawn Nelson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionScopula purata, Wikipedia contributors

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