Idaea dimidiata

Taxobox
name = Idaea dimidiata

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Idaea aversata",
sitting on a nettle leaf
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Geometridae
subfamilia = Sterrhinae
genus = "Idaea"
species = "I. dimidiata"
binomial = "Idaea dimidiata"
binomial_authority = Hufnagel, 1767The Single-dotted Wave "(Idaea dimidiata)" is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe. The moth generally flies to thistles and Purple Moor Grass.

The species has a wingspan of 13-18 mm. The adults fly at night from June to August, occasionally later ref|flight_season, and are attracted to light.

The species prefers damp locations such as marshy woodland, fens and river banks.

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External links

* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4372 Single-Dotted Wave Moth at UK Moths]