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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Idaea contiguaria
Idaea contiguaria(Hübner, 1799)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Sterrhinae
  3. Idaeini
  4. Idaea
  5.  contiguaria
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Habitat

  • Rocky ravines
  • Rocky slopes

Similar species

  • Scopula (Ustocidalia) marginepunctata
MU
FU

18-22 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DeutschFetthennen-Felsflur-Kleinspanner
    DeutschFetthennen-Felsflur-Zwergspanner
    EnglishWeaver's Wave
    FrançaisAcidalie contigüe
    PolskiKrocznik granicznik
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CrassulaceaeSedum albumWhite Stonecrop
    CrassulaceaeUmbilicus
    EmpetraceaeEmpetrum nigrumCrowberry
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
    PolygonaceaePolygonum aviculareCommon Knotgrass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Idaea eburnataWocke, 1850
    Idaea obscuraFuchs, 1875
    Idaea austriaeMuller, 1936
    Idaea britanniaeMuller, 1936
    Idaea hercyniaeMuller, 1936
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Kimmo Silvonen †Germany

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Maite Santisteban RiveroSpain, Sorriba

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Adult, upperside.

Maite Santisteban RiveroSpain, Sorriba

Adult, upperside.

Manuel Ramírez MogreraSpain, Cambados
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