Idaea distinctaria, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Idaea distinctaria (Boisduval, 1840)
MOTH INFO
Idaea distinctaria is a moth of the family Geometridae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Idaea distinctaria (Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
Acidalia distinctaria (Boisduval, 1840)
Idaea incarnaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
Idaea ruficostata (Zeller, 1849)
Common name
Cream-fringed Wave
Classification
Superfamily: Geometroidea > Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea
Wingspan
15-22 mm
Wingspan
The moth can be found in xerophilous sunny slopes, shrubland, and olive groves.
Food plant
The polyphagous larva feeds on various herbaceous plants i.e. on decaying leaves of Taraxacum officinalis.
Flight period
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