Simple wave

Scopula junctaria

''Scopula junctaria'', the simple wave, is a moth of the Geometridae family. 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 . 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.
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Naming

*''Scopula junctaria junctaria''
⤷ ''Scopula junctaria quinquelinearia''
⤷ ''Scopula junctaria johnstonaria'' McDunnough, 1941

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusScopula
SpeciesS. junctaria