Idaea flaveolaria

Idaea flaveolaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1809.[1]

Idaea flaveolaria
Upperside
Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Idaea
Species:
I. flaveolaria
Binomial name
Idaea flaveolaria
(Hübner, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Geometra flaveolaria Hübner, 1809
  • Geometra brunnearia Fabricius, 1794

Distribution

This species can be found in Spain, the French Alps, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and eastern Russia.[2]

Description

Idaea flaveolaria has a wingspan of 12–14 millimetres (0.47–0.55 in) in females and 14–18 millimetres (0.55–0.71 in) in males. The basic color of the wings is bright brown orange. On the forewings and hindwings there are two brown transversal lines, often almost indistinct. These transversal lines appear more clearly on the underside of the wings, together with a dark discal spots. The edge of the wings shows a blackish fringe.[3]

Biology

Adults are on wing in July and August. The larvae feed on withered leaves of herbaceous low-growing plants.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Idaea flaveolaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Hausmann, Axel (2004). The Geometrid Moths of the World. Volume 2. Sterrhinae. In: Axel Hausmann: The Geometrid Moths of Europe. 1. Auflage. Apollo Books, Stenstrup. ISBN 87-88757-37-4
  4. Mazzei, Paolo; Morel, Daniel & Panfili, Raniero Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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