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

  • Dry meadows
  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Fallow land
  • Forest clearings
  • Heathlands, moorlands

Similar species

  • Idaea dilutaria
  • Idaea fuscovenosa
  • Idaea subsericeata
MU
FU

17-22 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyŽlutokřídlec mateřídouškový
    DanskPunktengmåler
    DeutschMoorheiden-Kleinspanner
    DeutschWeißlichgrauer Zwergspanner
    EnglishDotted Border Wave
    EnglishDotted Bordered Wave
    FrançaisAcidalie sylvestre
    LietuviųMiškinis sprindžiukas
    NederlandsRandstipspanner
    NorskPunktengmåler
    PolskiKrocznik gajowiak
    SlovenčinaPiadica materinová
    SuomeksiOlkikulmumittari
    SvenskaHalmfärgad lövmätare
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeTaraxacum officinaleCommon Dandelion
    LamiaceaeThymusThyme
    PolygonaceaePolygonumKnotweed
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Witold KamockiPoland, Zelwa

Adult, upperside.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Suchatówka

Adult, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Ławszowa

Adult, upperside.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Female, underside.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Suchatówka

Adult, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa
Extinct
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