Idaea laevigata
Strange wave | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Idaea |
Species: | I. laevigata
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Binomial name | |
Idaea laevigata |
Idaea laevigata, the strange wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Central Europe and Southern Europe. It occurs in Britain as an imported species.
The species has a wingspan c. 20 mm (0.79 in). The adults fly in two generations in June and July and again in September.
The larvae feed on dry plant material.
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Categories:
- Sterrhini
- Moths of Europe
- Moths described in 1763
- Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
- Sterrhinae stubs