Idaea muricata

Taxobox
name = Idaea muricata

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Geometridae
subfamilia = Sterrhinae
genus = "Idaea"
species = "I. muricata"
binomial = "Idaea muricata"
binomial_authority = Hufnagel, 1767The Purple-bordered Gold "(Idaea muricata)" is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Europe.

The species has a wingspan of 18-20 mm. The length of the forewings is 8-10 mm. The adults fly at night from June to July ref|flight_season.

#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=1850 Purple-bordered Gold at UK Moths]
* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/?soortcode=IDAEMURI Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9673 Waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Imuricata.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]