Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Idaea humiliata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Idaea Rank Species | |
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Similar Idaea fuscovenosa, Idaea deversaria, Idaea muricata, Idaea straminata, Idaea dimidiata | ||
Idaea humiliata, the Isle of Wight wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Europe. This species was found on the Isle of Wight but became extinct around 1931. There was one sighting in Portsmouth in 1954 but the moth seems extinct in the UK at the present time.
The species has a wingspan of 19–22 mm. The adults fly in one generation in July.[1]
The larvae feed on knotgrass, dandelion and dock in captivity. It is unknown what the natural foodplant is.
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