70.006 BF1705 – Dwarf Cream Wave – Geometridae – Idaea fuscovenosa
Dwarf Cream Wave – Geometridae – Sterrhinae – Idaea fuscovenosa – colour code •
STATUS – Resident in Derbyshire but is very locally distributed and scarce being confined to a few sites in the Trent Valley. Added to the county list in 1954. There seems to be a good localised colony in the central SE area (Long Eaton/ Breaston/ Sandiacre) of the county, with small numbers regularly recorded throughout the flight period. During 2019-2023 37 reports of 53 individuals from nine sites.
ID POINTERS – Appears like a miniature version of Riband Wave. A single black spot appears in the middle of each wing
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing – July – August.
IMAGES – Photo by Brian Hallam – Findern – June 2020
