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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Geometridae
91a0103 – 7158   Scopula purata (Guenée, [1858])
             Chalky Wave

© Will Underwood
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • purata (Guenée, [1858]) (Acidalia) - MONA 1983: 7158
  • nigrocandida (Hulst, 1898) (Synelys)
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    Scopula purata
    © Darryl Searcy
    Scopula purata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Scopula purata
    20mm – © Jim Vargo

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