Idaea mediaria

Idaea mediaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Idaea
Species: I. mediaria
Binomial name
Idaea mediaria
Hübner, 1896

Idaea mediaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in south-western Europe, Corsica, Sardinia, Tuscany and North Africa. The preferred habitat consists of dry and hot areas at altitudes from 1,300 to 1,900 metres above sealevel.

The wingspan is 14–19 mm. The adults fly from July to September. .

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to France. This may vary in other parts of the range.


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