Purple wave

Idaea inversata

"Idaea inversata", the purple wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found along the east coast of Australia.
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Appearance

"Idaea inversata" is externally very similar to "I. costaria" but lacks the two-coloured head pattern of that species. "I. costaria" has a creamy-white patch between the antennae, whereas "I. inversata" is dark reddish throughout this area.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusIdaea
SpeciesI. inversata
Photographed in
Australia