Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Scopula quadrilineata (Packard, 1876)
Acidalia quadrilineata Packard, 1876
Size
wingspan about 20-22 mm, based on two Internet photos
Identification
Adult: forewing white with 3 or 4 faint yellowish transverse lines and pale gray speckling; PM line almost straight, touching costa near apex; hindwing similar in pattern and color
Range
Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan and adjacent areas of United States, south in the east to North Carolina; also recorded in British Columbia
See Also
Simple Wave (
Scopula junctaria) forewing PM line irregular or "wiggly", not straight
Print References
Packard, A.S. 1876. A Monograph of the Geometrid Moths or Phalaenidae of the United States, in F.V. Hayden
Report of the Geological Survey of the Territories. 10:
345,
plate 10, fig. 64.
(1)Internet References
pinned adult image and photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
distribution in Canada; list of provinces of occurrence (CBIF)
insectsofiowa.com - species records