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Idaea inversata

Idaea inversata

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Wingspan about 20mm. A beautiful mix of purple and pink with neat cream stitching around the outer wing margins. A straight clean cream coloured costa.

Habitat:

Attracted to lights at night on a vehicle next to a national park.

Notes:

Also called 'Purple wave' <br>
family: GEOMETRIDAE <br>
subfamily: Sterrhinae <br>
genus: Idaea <br>
ALA... http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2e… <br>
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/species.php?region=1&id=69760

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Descriptions and articles about Idaea inversata, Idaea inversata, Idaea inversata

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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks Hema. These can get very purple sometimes.
HemaShah
lovely colors on this one! Great collection of spots too.

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Moths of the World
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora

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PublishedMarch 8, 2014

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