Scopula purata, the chalky wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in eastern North America,[2] from Ontario and New Hampshire to Florida and to Mississippi.[3]
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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. purata
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| Scopula purata (Guenée, [1858])
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References edit
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "910566.00 – 7158 – Scopula purata – Chalky Wave Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ Heiman, Maury J. (October 24, 2013). "Species Scopula purata - Chalky Wave - Hodges#7158". BugGuide. Retrieved June 5, 2019.