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Scopula aemulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scopula
Species:	S. aemulata
Binomial name
Scopula aemulata (Hulst, 1896)
Synonyms
Leptomeris aemulata Hulst, 1896 Acidalia tawneata Cassino, 1931

Scopula aemulata, the imitator wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in the south-eastern United States (including Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina).

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).

References

1. 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.
2. "910559.00 – 7151 – Scopula aemulata – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

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