70.022 BF1688 - Tawny Wave - Geometridae -Scopula rubiginata

70.022 BF1688 - Geometridae - Sterrhinae - Scopula rubiginata - Tawny Wave

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

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Macro >> . >> Geometridae

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ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Fairly diagnostic. A reddish-brown colour to the upper wing surface, with darker wavy cross-lines running through both fore and hind wings

Distribution: (First record: 1985 ) - (Last record: 1985 ) - A rare vagrant with only 1 Derbyshire record in 1985

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

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 6 April 2025 by TD ***

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Wingspan: 9-11mm

Food Plant: Uncertain in the wild (feeds on several plants in captivity).

Last Recorded Year: 1985

First Recorded Year: 1985

Last Recorded By - Not Recorded

Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

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