Global InformationScopula junctaria information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scopula |
| Species: | S. junctaria
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| Scopula junctaria (Walker, 1861)
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Scopula junctaria, the simple wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] 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 (0.79–1.02 in). 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.
- ^ 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.