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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Idaea serpentata
Idaea serpentata(Hufnagel, 1767)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Sterrhinae
  3. Idaeini
  4. Idaea
  5.  serpentata
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Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Forest clearings
  • Glades

Similar species

  • Idaea ochrata
MU
FU

18-22 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyŽlutokřídlec hlinožlutý
    DanskRødbrun engmåler
    DeutschRostgelber Magerrasen-Zwergspanner
    Eesti keelKollane kuluvaksik
    EnglishOchraceous Wave
    FrançaisAcidalie sinuée
    LietuviųGeltonsparnis sprindžiukas
    NederlandsAmberstipspanner
    NorskBrun engmåler
    PolskiKrocznik wężowiak
    SlovenčinaPiadica hlinožltá
    SuomeksiSerpentiinimittari
    SvenskaOckragul lövmätare
    РусскийПяденица малая жёлтая
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeTaraxacumDandelion
    LamiaceaeThymusThyme
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
    RubiaceaeGaliumBedstraw
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Idaea trifasciataScopoli, 1772
    Idaea similataThunberg, 1784
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Male, upperside.

Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Female, upperside.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Adult, underside.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Male, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Adult, upperside.

Marek GrabarczykPoland, Gdańsk

Copulating pair.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Pieniny
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