Four-lined Wave Moth
Scopula quadrilineata (Packard, 1876)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Sterrhinae
Identification: Forewing white with 3 or 4 faint yellowish transverse lines and pale gray speckling; PM line almost straight, touching costa near apex; hindwing similar in pattern and color
Wing Span: 2.0-2.2 cm
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Range: Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan and adjacent areas of United States, south in the east to North Carolina; also recorded in British Columbia
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Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 15, 2023
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 20, 2023
Observation date: Jun 16, 2023
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 19, 2023
Observation date: Jun 15, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 16, 2022
Observation date: Jun 21, 2021
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 22, 2021
Observation date: May 30, 2015
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 07, 2019
Observation date: Jun 17, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 20, 2017
Observation date: Jun 18, 2016
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 20, 2016
Observation date: Jun 13, 2013
Submitted by: jeremy_martin@m...
Region: Allegany County, New York, United States
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Mar 14, 2014
Observation date: Jun 07, 2012
Submitted by: lhubers
Region: Day County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Jul 07, 2013
Observation date: May 31, 2012
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2012