Species Details

ABH: 70.0042

BF: 1703

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Sterrhinae

Taxon: Idaea inquinata

Authority: (Scopoli, 1763)

Vernacular: Rusty Wave

Account: Recorded infrequently through accidental importation in dried flowers from southern Europe. Found a number of times in the late 19th Century, mainly in central London. Most resembles Weaver's Wave I. contiguaria, but that species restricted to hillsides in North Wales. Larva feeds on dried herbs, no evidence of breeding in the UK.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 16 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 12 May (1998) — 12 May (1998)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Import

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 5 — Adults unidentifiable 😖 or pending grading 🧐
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/idaea-inquinata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 4

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 1998

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