Scopula junctaria

Scopula junctaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. junctaria
Binomial name
	Scopula junctaria; (Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
	Acidalia junctaria Walker, 1862; Synelys impunctata Warren, 1904; Synelys vestalialis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913; Scopula quinquelinearia (Packard, 1871); Scopula impunctata (Warren, 1904); Scopula vestalialis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913); Scopula johnsonaria McDunnough, 1941;

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.

Subspecies

Boone, Mike (August 15, 2019). "Species Scopula junctaria - Simple Wave - Hodges#7164". BugGuide. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
"910572.00 – 7164 – Scopula junctaria – Simple Wave Moth – (Walker, 1861)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
"Species Details Scopula junctaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

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