70.016 BF1713 – Riband Wave – Geometridae – Idaea aversata

 

Riband Wave Geometridae – Sterrhinae – Idaea aversata – colour code

STATUS – A common resident in Derbyshire, being wide spread and the most common of the waves occurring in all areas of the county.
 
ID POINTERS – The wings are long and taper to a point with the leading edge strongly curved. The ground colour is a pale sandy cream with three wavy cross-lines running through the fore& hind wings. A distinctive feature is the third cross-line, it has a kink in it near the leading edge of the forewing. There are two forms – remutata and aversata. Form avesata has a prominent dark band running through the fore & hind wing.
 
FLIGHT PERIOD –  On the wing – June – August.
 
IMAGES – 1 & 2 – form ramutata / 3 –  form aversata / 4 –  a rather unusually coloured and marked individual. Melbourne – Images by Tony Davison© 
 
 
 
 
 Riband Wave
 
 
 
 
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