Rippled Wave (Idaea obfusaria)

At a 365 + 395 UV light setup at a mixed forest edge.

comments (6)

Christine Young

Lion

Pretty! Some possible IDs: Lobocleta sp., Hydrelia albifera, Idaea sp., or Scopula sp.
Posted 4 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  As always when you provide a list, it's the last one :)
  Scopula junctaria could be a regional fit, but not very sure about it.
  Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Grrr, I am too predictable. Scopula is my top choice, of course. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
      
      Lion
      
      Scopula feels right to me too.
      S. junctaria is definitely not too far out of range. CHristine and I were trying to figure out if I had a regional outlier, Scopula benitaria. Posted 4 years ago
  3. Flown Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    Looks like we were all wrong :D an expert chimed in and says it is Idaea obfusaria. Must be quite worn. Posted 4 years ago
  4. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Oh wow, good that you double-checked. Sounds lame to say this in hindsight, but during my search I did notice how the abdomen is longer, sticking out below the wings, compared to the candidates we discussed. Posted 4 years ago

The Rippled Wave

''Idaea obfusaria'', the rippled wave, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.

The MONA or Hodges number for ''Idaea obfusaria'' is 7123.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling