Scopula aemulata

Scopula aemulata, the imitator wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in the south-eastern United States (including Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina).[2]

Scopula aemulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scopula
Species:
S. aemulata
Binomial name
Scopula aemulata
(Hulst, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptomeris aemulata Hulst, 1896
  • Acidalia tawneata Cassino, 1931

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).

References
  1. 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.
  2. "910559.00 – 7151 – Scopula aemulata – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 11, 2019.


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