Idaea ochrata (Scopoli, 1763) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Idaea ochrata (Scopoli, 1763)

Idaea ochrata (Scopoli, 1763)

Idaea ochrata (the bright wave) is a European Geometridae moth with a 21–24 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Idaea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Idaea ochrata (Scopoli, 1763)

Idaea ochrata, commonly called the bright wave, is a moth species that belongs to the family Geometridae. This species is distributed across Europe. It has a wingspan measuring 21 to 24 millimeters. Adult bright wave moths fly at night, and produce one generation per year. In the British Isles, their flight period runs from late June to early August; this timing may differ in other regions where the species occurs.

Photo: (c) Michał Brzeziński, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michał Brzeziński · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Geometridae › Idaea

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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