70.013 BF1702 - Small Fan-footed Wave - Geometridae - Idaea biselata

70.013 BF1702 - Geometridae - Idaea biselata - Small Fan-footed Wave

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Macro >> Geometridae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: A small cream coloured moth with a small distinctive black spot in the central fore and hind wing. A broad darker outer cross band that is very wavy with a whitish thinner cross line running alongside its outer edge. The markings can be very variable in strength and colour, as in the form fimbriolata.

Distribution: Resident in Derbyshire, locally common and widely distributed. Most common at a few localities in the south and east of the county.

Flight Period: July / August / - On the wing – July – August.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - flies from the evening onwards.

Wingspan: 15-20mm
Forewing: 10-11mm

Food Plant: Low-growing plants.

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, South Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison© and Curbar, North Derbyshire – Jane & Phil Lester ©

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Small Fan-footed Wave – Idaea biselata