Species Details

ABH: 70.001

BF: 1697

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Sterrhinae

Taxon: Idaea serpentata

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1767)

Vernacular: Ochraceous Wave

Account: Rare immigrant from mainland Europe and the Canary Islands, appearing in southern England. Can be confused with Bright Wave I. ochrata. Larva feeds on herbaceous plants and various grasses, 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: 20 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Galium sp., Gramineae., Polygonum sp.

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

Status: Vagrant/Accidental

UK BAP:

WCA:

No distribution map – Sensitive species!

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/idaea-serpentata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 1865

Latest Year: 1869

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