70.016 BF1713 - Riband Wave - Geometridae - Idaea aversata

70.016 BF1713 - Geometridae - Idaea aversata - Riband 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: The wings are long and taper to a point with the leading edge strongly curved. The ground colour is a pale sandy cream with three wavy cross-lines running through the fore& hind wings. A distinctive feature is the third cross-line, it has a kink in it near the leading edge of the forewing. There are two forms – remutata and aversata. Form avesata has a prominent dark band running through the fore & hind wing.

Distribution: A common resident in Derbyshire, being wide spread and the most common of the waves occurring in all areas of the county.

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

Wingspan: 23-30mm
Forewing: 14-16mm

Food Plant: Herbaceous plants and Dock and Dandelion.

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

IMAGES BELOW: 1 & 2 – form ramutata / 3 – form aversata / 4 – a rather unusually coloured and marked individual. Melbourne – Images by Tony Davison©

Riband Wave – Idaea aversata