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Two-spotted Wave - female
Idaea halmaea
-37.8957, 145.315
Field Notes
Description:
An attractive geometrid moth with a broad purplish grey band on wings. The sub marginal areas on fore wings showed two small irregular patches of dark colour along a wavy thin dark line. The wings were margined by a narrow brown fringe.
Habitat:
Spotted under bright lights after a warm afternoon. Near national park.
Notes:
There appears to be two types of males and females in this species. The males of this variant show a narrower and perhaps a paler grey band.
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Sterrhinae
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 6, 2013
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