Idaea degeneraria

















Portland ribbon wave

Geometridae - Idaea degeneraria.JPG

Idaea degeneraria. Dorsal view

Scientific classification
Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Insecta

Order:

Lepidoptera

Family:

Geometridae

Genus:

Idaea

Species:

I. degeneraria


Binomial name

Idaea degeneraria
(Hübner, 1799)

Idaea degeneraria, the Portland ribbon wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.[1][2]




Contents





  • 1 Subspecies


  • 2 Description


  • 3 Biology


  • 4 Distribution


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References


  • 7 External 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



  1. ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of its range.


References




  1. ^ abc GBIF


  2. ^ Encyclopedia of life


  3. ^ Insecta.pro


  4. ^ Fauna europaea


  5. ^ 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)


External links


  • Portland ribbon wave at UK Moths

  • Lepiforum.de







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