Red-bordered Wave (Idaea demissaria)

At porch lights near an overgrown backyard habitat.

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Patomarazul

Lion

Another velvety! Posted 7 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Yes! This one was a first for me! So pretty! (And, wow! Thanks for the fast promotion!)
  
  I'm loving the Geometrids coming in lately! :D Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
    Lion
    
    I love to see the moths from your area! Here they are not so easy to see and I think by now we are past the best season :-) Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
      
      Lion
      
      I'm glad you enjoy them! Our moth season lasts well into the middle of autumn, and we continue to get some more cold-tolerant ones through parts of the winter. Last year was an unusually warm winter, so we had some moths up through January!
      
      It is still VERY hot and humid here at this point. We keep waiting for some rain (usually brings in more moths), but we haven't gotten any good storms in a couple of weeks! I always worry when the rain stops as we just recovered from the drought and wildfires of 2016! It was a miserable time! Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Patomarazul
        
        Lion
        
        Same here, about the drought period: Belgium is usually not very hot and it rains very often but this year the month of July got unusually hot and it did not rain for several weeks on a row which here is very rare. I imagine by then moths must have thrived but I did not have time to go look for them and now the temperate weather and rain came back and I think their season is over. Also here I think a lot of pesticides must have been or are still being used in the fields and because of that we do not get lots of butterflies and moths anymore. It is really a shame...I also care about the bumble and solitary bees and I have set bee hotels in my terrace which were indeed used by them and I hope this way all of us help a bit, since I know many other people does this in their gardens and terraces. But for the moths there is not much we can do. Maybe grow plants that attract them? but here they are mostly in the woods and this is also why is not easy to spot them. This is why is nice to see them in JD :-) Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
      2. Flown Kimmerling
        
        Lion
        
        I'm sorry to hear that. The weather has become more and more erratic, and it makes me feel so helpless (when it comes to the subject of climate change)!
        
        Pesticides/herbicides are a huge problem here as well, and it breaks my heart. As Christine and Ferdy already know, I am not the most popular neighbor as I allow my back yard to turn into a meadow and I do not regularly mow my lawn. I also refuse to use lawn chemicals. I'm seen as lazy and non-conformist, but it is REALLY worth it when you see the pollinators and other wildlife seek refuge in your yard! I have noticed a decline in moths coming to my lights nearly every year, which I'm finding very disturbing!
        
        We won't be living here much longer as we are moving out to the forest, so I guess my neighbor won't have to deal with me for much longer. I cannot wait to do some mothing out in the wild! Planting food sources and providing niches would likely help attract some moths! Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

The Red-bordered Wave

''Idaea demissaria'', the red-bordered wave moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for ''Idaea demissaria'' is 7114.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling