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Portland Ribbon Wave
Idaea degeneraria
Idaea degeneraria, the Portland ribbon wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1799.
From the article Idaea degeneraria on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The species has a wingspan of 26–31 mm. These small pale brown geometers are darker brown-marked between antemedian and median lines.
Range & habitat
This species can be found in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa. These moths prefer warm limestone undercliffs.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 318537.