Idaea flaveolaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1809.[1]

Idaea flaveolaria
Upperside
Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Idaea
Species:	I. flaveolaria
Binomial name
Idaea flaveolaria (Hübner, 1809)
Synonyms
Geometra flaveolaria Hübner, 1809 Geometra brunnearia Fabricius, 1794

Distribution

This species can be found in Spain, the French Alps, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and eastern Russia.[2]

Description

Idaea flaveolaria has a wingspan of 12–14 millimetres (0.47–0.55 in) in females and 14–18 millimetres (0.55–0.71 in) in males. The basic color of the wings is bright brown orange. On the forewings and hindwings there are two brown transversal lines, often almost indistinct. These transversal lines appear more clearly on the underside of the wings, together with a dark discal spots. The edge of the wings shows a blackish fringe.[3]

Biology

Adults are on wing in July and August. The larvae feed on withered leaves of herbaceous low-growing plants.[4]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Idaea flaveolaria.

• Savela, Markku. "Idaea flaveolaria (Hübner, [1809])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
• Lepiforum e.V.
• "Idaea flaveolaria (Hübner, 1809)". Schmetterlinge der Schweiz.

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