Idaea degeneraria, the Portland ribbon wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.[1][2]
Contents
1Subspecies
2Description
3Biology
4Distribution
5Notes
6References
7External links
Subspecies
Idaea degeneraria alticolaria (Schawerda, 1933)
Idaea degeneraria erschoffi (Christoph, 1872)
Idaea degeneraria degeneraria (Hubner, 1800).
[1][3]
Description
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
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
^ abcGBIF
^Encyclopedia of life
^Insecta.pro
^Fauna europaea
^Chris Manley British Moths: Second Edition: A Photographic Guide to the Moths of Britain Isles
Guliyeva, Hokuma ECOLOGICAL-PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ABSHERON POPULATION OF IDAEA DEGENERARIA HUBN. (LEPIDOPTERA, GEOMETRIDAE)
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