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Species Scopula aemulata - Imitator Wave - Hodges#7151

Geometer attracted to blacklight - Scopula aemulata

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)

Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)

Subfamily Sterrhinae

Tribe Scopulini

Genus Scopula

Species aemulata (Imitator Wave - Hodges#7151)

Hodges Number

7151

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Scopula aemulata (Hulst, 1896)

Acidalia tawneata Cassino, 1931

Leptomeris aemulata Hulst, 1896

Phylogentic Sequence # 910559

Size

WS ≈ 17mm (BG images)

Identification

Range

south-eastern (AL, FL, LA, SC, TX) (1)(2)

See Also

Drab Brown Wave Moth - Lobocleta ossularia is very similar, but Lacks a row of dark spots on the abdomen.

Single-dotted Wave Moth - Idaea dimidiata has a smoothly curved PM line.

Most other (similar) species of Scopula have a pointed shape on the outer margin of the hind-wings or a bright-white ground coloration.

Frosted Tan Wave Moth - Scopula cacuminaria

Scopula compensata

Large Lace-border Moth - Scopula limboundata

Chalky Wave Moth - Scopula purata

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

2.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 24 February, 2007 - 9:28am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 17 March, 2022 - 3:31pm

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