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Sinuous Wave

Isoplenia trisinuata

Photo by Tiz
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Field Notes

Description:

30-35 mm wingspan. FAMILY Geometridae, SUBFAMILY Sterrhinae, GENUS Isoplenia, SPECIES trisinuata.

Habitat:

On a building close to an air-strip. Night active. Photo taken around 1900 in the evening.

Species ID Suggestions

Sinuous Wave

Isoplenia trisinuata

Reference Link
NuwanChathuranga
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Comments (3)
Tiz
OOw! I think you managed to find the needle in the hay-stack Nuwan! Fantastic work! A BIG thank you!!!! // a very happy Tina :D
Tiz
Thank you for pointing in a direction Eis4Xtreme, I hope to get more inputs :)
Eis4Xtreme
Pretty sure it is a moth in the family Geometridae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometer_moth

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PublishedAugust 20, 2013

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