Family:
Geometridae
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| 1692 |
Lesser
Cream Wave |
Scopula
immutata |
Wingspan
24-27mm |
2 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local. More densley distributed in West Wales |
| Habitat: |
Damp
grassland, marshes, dry Breckland and heaths |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Meadowsweet,
Common Valerian |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva on plant debris, pupates on the same |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1693 |
Cream
Wave |
Scopula
floslacta |
Wingspan
29-33mm |
0 |
© Peter Clarke |
| Status: |
Resident,
local |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodlands, hedgerows, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Bedstraws |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva. Pupates in loose earth |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1699
|
Least
Carpet |
Idaea
vulpinaria |
Wingspan
19-21mm |
2 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local |
| Habitat: |
Gardens,
hedgerows, chalk embankments |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Ivy,
Travellers Joy |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva. Pupates in a cocoon among plant debris on the ground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1702
|
Small
Fan-footed Wave |
Idaea
biselata |
Wingspan
15-20mm |
36 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, conifer plantations, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Herbaceous
plants, Dandelion |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva. Pupates in leaf litter |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1705
|
Dwarf
Cream Wave |
Idaea
fuscovenosa |
Wingspan
19-22mm |
32 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local in Central, Southern England, north to the Humber |
| Habitat: |
Hedgerows.
scrubby grassland, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Fresh
or withered leaves of Dandelion, Knotgrass, Bramble |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva, pupates in leaf litter |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1707
|
Small
Dusty Wave |
Idaea
seriata |
Wingspan
19-21mm |
56 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common throughout England |
| Habitat: |
Gardens,
hedgerows, rough ground, window boxes and potted plants |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Fresh
or withered leaves of Dandelion, Dock and Ivy |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva, pupates in a cocoon on the ground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1708
|
Single-dotted
Wave |
Idaea
dimidiata |
Wingspan
13-18mm |
128 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common throughout England |
| Habitat: |
Woodland,
gardens, fens and marshland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Cow
Parsley, Hedge Bedstraw, Dandelion and withered leaves |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva, pupates in a slight cocoon in plant debris |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1711
|
Treble
Brown Spot |
Idaea
trigeminata |
Wingspan
23-25mm |
28 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local south of the Wash-Severn |
| Habitat: |
Woodlands,
fens, ditches, mature gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Dead
leaves of Ivy, Birch and Field Maple |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva, pupates in loose earth |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1712
|
Small
Scallop |
Idaea
emarginata |
Wingspan
22-25mm |
8 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, well distributed in South East England |
| Habitat: |
Damp
places, woodlands, fens, ditches |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Bedstraws
and Field Bindweed |
| Overwinters: |
As
a very small larva, pupates in a cocoon among debris on the
ground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 1713
|
Riband
Wave |
Idaea
aversata |
Wingspan
23-30mm |
812
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, frequent to abundant thoughout England |
| Habitat: |
Most
habitats, woodland, fens, heathland, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Low
growing herbaceous plants such as Bedstraw, Dandelion, Docks |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva, pupates in a cocoon among plant debris near
the ground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
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