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Riband Wave

Idaea aversata (f.remutata)

LEPIDOPTERA | Geometroidea

Geometridae (Geometrids) > Sterrhinae > Idaeini


Checklist ref. 70.016

Designation: 'macro-moth'

Status: common and widely distributed

Typical habitat: almost anywhere

Larval foodplant:           various low-growing herbaceous plants

Flight behaviour: comes to light, but can be occasionally disturbed by day

Flight season: June - August, September - October


Note: there are two forms in the south, the individual below being f.remutata

Riband Wave

Three Legged Cross (house wall), East Dorset | June 21

Riband Wave

Riband Wave

Riband Wave

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