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Thursday, 27 August 2020

27-8-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVE MOTH (Idaea incisaria)


Scientific Name: Idaea incisaria (Staudinger, 1892)

Taxonomy: Family Geometridae (Geometer moths), Subfamily Sterrhinae (Waves and Mochas).

Region: Primarily found in the Mediterranean and Western Europe (notably Spain).

Oviposition: Females lay eggs in neat rows on dead or fragmented plant materials.

Incubation: Eggs have an incubation period ranging from 4 to 10 days depending on the temperature.

Larval Diet: The caterpillars are polyphagous and feed on withered leaves of various plants.

Flight Period: Adults have been recorded on the wing starting from late spring into summer (e.g., May to June).