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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Sterrhinae » Scopulini » Scopula » Four-lined Wave - Hodges#7165 (Scopula quadrilineata)
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Geometridae: Scopula junctaria? - Scopula quadrilineata
Copyright © 2011 Carl Barrentine

Geometridae: Scopula junctaria? - Scopula quadrilineata
Turtle River State Park, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
June 25, 2011
Size: Wingspread ~ 2 cm
I'm not sure about this well-worn specimen. I looked at BG images for other small white moths (e.g., Scopula, Lobocleta, Cabera, and Protitame) but settled on the Simple Wave (Scopula junctaria). That done, I'm still satisfied because this individual is not a particularly good visual match (e.g., this specimen lacks the dark dosal flecks on the fore and hindwings (which seem quite evident on specimens in BG images), and so I'm probably wrong. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! ;-)
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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 25 June, 2011 - 7:54pm
Last updated 27 June, 2011 - 4:55pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Maury J. Heiman, 27 June, 2011 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

probably worn Scopula quadrilineata - Hodges #7165
Scopula quadrilineata - Hodges #7165
with the straighter pm line
… Maury J. Heiman, 25 June, 2011 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Maury!
I'm off to study that species! ;-)
… Carl Barrentine, 25 June, 2011 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

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