Idaea degeneraria (Hübner) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Idaea degeneraria (Hübner)

Idaea degeneraria (Hübner)

Idaea degeneraria (Hübner) is a small pale brown geometer moth found across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa.

Family
Genus
Idaea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Idaea degeneraria (Hübner)

This species, scientifically known as Idaea degeneraria (Hübner), has a wingspan of 26 to 31 millimeters. These small, pale brown geometer moths have darker brown markings between their antemedian and median lines. This species is distributed across most of Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. These moths favor warm limestone undercliffs as their preferred habitat.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Idaea

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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