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Small World Discoveries
by Tony Enticknap - tickspics
Focusing on insects, arachnids and other small nature subjects from East Dorset and the New Forest ...
Riband Wave
Idaea aversata (f.remutata)
LEPIDOPTERA | Geometroidea
Geometridae (Geometrids) > Sterrhinae > Idaeini
Checklist ref. 70.016
Designation: 'macro-moth'
Status: common and widely distributed
Typical habitat: almost anywhere
Larval foodplant:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â various low-growing herbaceous plants
Flight behaviour: comes to light, but can be occasionally disturbed by day
Flight season: June - August, September - October
Note: there are two forms in the south, the individual below being f.remutata
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Three Legged Cross (house wall), East Dorset | June 21
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