A Simple Wave Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/28/2014).
A Simple Wave Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/23/2008).
A Simple Wave Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2003).
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A Simple Wave Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/28/2014).
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A Simple Wave Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/23/2008).
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. junctaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Scopula junctaria (Walker, 1861)
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Scopula junctaria, the simple wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] 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
[edit]- Scopula junctaria junctaria
- Scopula junctaria quinquelinearia (Packard, 1871)
- Scopula junctaria johnstonaria McDunnough, 1941
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Boone, Mike (August 15, 2019). "Species Scopula junctaria - Simple Wave - Hodges#7164". BugGuide. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "910572.00 – 7164 – Scopula junctaria – Simple Wave Moth – (Walker, 1861)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Species Details Scopula junctaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.