Scopula purata explained
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]
Notes and References
- 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 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x . free.
- Web site: 910566.00 – 7158 – Scopula purata – Chalky Wave Moth – (Guenée, [1858]) ]. North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . June 5, 2019.
- Web site: Heiman . Maury J. . October 24, 2013 . Species Scopula purata - Chalky Wave - Hodges#7158 . BugGuide . June 5, 2019.