Idaea degeneraria
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| Portland ribbon wave | |
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| File:2019 05 25 Idaea degeneraria.jpg | |
| Dorsal view | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Idaea |
| Species: | I. degeneraria
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| Binomial name | |
| Idaea degeneraria (Hübner, 1799)
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Idaea degeneraria, the Portland ribbon wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1799.[1][2]
Subspecies
- Idaea degeneraria alticolaria (Schawerda, 1933)
- Idaea degeneraria degeneraria (Hubner, 1800)
- Idaea degeneraria erschoffi (Christoph, 1872)
Description
The species has a wingspan of 26–31 mm. These small pale brown geometers are darker brown-marked between antemedian and median lines.
Biology
The larvae feed on various low herbaceous plants, mainly dandelion (Taraxacum species) and knotgrass (Polygonum species). The adults fly in one generation from June to July.[1]
Distribution
This species can be found in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.[1][4] These moths prefer warm limestone undercliffs.[5]
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of its range.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 GBIF
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Life
- ↑ Insecta.pro
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Chris Manley British Moths. Second edition
- Guliyeva, Hokuma Ecological-Physiological Characteristics of the Absheron Population of Idaea degeneraria Hubn. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
