70.010 BF1701  –  Geometridae –  Sterrhinae – Idaea sylvestraria – Dotted Border Wave – (Hübner, 1799) Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Geometridae  >> Sterrhinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Other Idaea species
ID pointers: Very similar to other Idaea species, but with a distinct black spot centrally on the forewing, and a row of dark indistinct spots along the outer fringe.
Distribution:  (First record: 7 August 2020 at Dronfield Woodhouse )  –  (Last record: 2020 at Dronfield Woodhouse )  –  A first record for VC57 Derbyshire of this nationally scarce species, one recorded from Dronfield Woodhouse on 7/8/2020 – discovered whilst verifying the recorders old records that had been uploaded to iRecord.
Flight Period: July /  August /  –  On the wing in July and August Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Andrew Williamson  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 12 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 20-23mm
Food Plant: Low lying plants such as Dandelion and Knot-grass
Last Recorded Year: 2020
First Recorded Year: 2020
Last Recorded By – Andrew Williamson
Last Recorded General Area – Dronfield Woodhouse

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Dronfield Woodhouse 7/8/2020 First VC57 record – Andrew Williamson©



Distribution Map for Idaea sylvestraria

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Idaea sylvestraria

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Monthly Records By Year: Idaea sylvestraria
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Monthly Counts By Year: Idaea sylvestraria
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First/Last Recorded Dates: Idaea sylvestraria
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Recordings By Year: Idaea sylvestraria
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Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Idaea sylvestraria
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Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
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Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Idaea sylvestraria
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Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
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Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Idaea sylvestraria – 0 records available

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