{{Short description|Species of geometer moth in subfamily Sterrhinae}} {{Speciesbox |name= Lewes wave |image = Scopula immorata 280506.jpg |taxon = Scopula immorata |authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sihvonen |first=Pasi |date=April 1, 2005 |title=Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae) |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=143 |issue=4 |pages=473–530 |doi=10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x|doi-access=free }}</ref> |synonyms = *''Phalaena immorata'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> *''Phalaena contaminata'' <small>Scopoli, 1763</small> *''Phalaena festucaria'' <small>Brahm, 1791</small> *''Phalaena fuscata'' <small>Fabricius, 1794</small> *''Phalaena graminata'' <small>Hufnagel, 1767</small> *''Geometra immoraria'' <small>Hubner, 1799</small> *''Acidalia myrtillata'' <small>Dadd, 1911</small> }}
'''''Scopula immorata''''', the '''Lewes wave''', is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East.
The wingspan is {{convert|20|–|27|mm}}. The moth flies in two generations from the end of June to mid August in western Europe.
The larva feeds on various low-growing plants like thyme and oregano. Mating occurs from the males seeking out females in simple courtship behavior, taking place at ~6-10am for an hour to an hour and a half.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sihvonen|first=Pasi|date=2007|title=Mating behaviour and copulation mechanisms in the genus Scopula (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)|journal=Nota Lepid|citeseerx=10.1.1.1089.1373 }}</ref>
==Subspecies== *''Scopula immorata immorata'' *''Scopula immorata duercki'' <small>Sheljuzhko, 1955</small>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Wikispecies|Scopula}} *[https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=644 Lewes wave on UKmoths] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170315085140/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=444291 Fauna Europaea] *[http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Scopula_Immorata Lepiforum.de] *[http://www.vlindernet.nl/vlindersoort.php?vlinderid=108 Vlindernet.nl {{in lang|nl}}]
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Category:Moths described in 1758 Category:Moths of Europe Category:Moths of Asia immorata Category:Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Scopula-stub}}