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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Sterrhinae » Sterrhini » Idaea » Single-dotted Wave - Hodges#7126 (Idaea dimidiata)
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Unknown Moth - Idaea dimidiata
Copyright © 2018 Tim Zurowski

Unknown Moth - Idaea dimidiata
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
August 15, 2018
Size: 3 cm
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Contributed by Tim Zurowski on 16 August, 2018 - 1:11pm
Last updated 16 August, 2018 - 7:48pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 16 August, 2018 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

I suggest
Idaea dimidiata - Single-dotted Wave - Hodges#7126

… Marcia Morris, 16 August, 2018 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Agree on Idea dimidiata.
L.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 16 August, 2018 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Marcia . . . . . looks
Thanks Marcia . . . . . looks bang on. How do you find the ID for these?
… Tim Zurowski, 16 August, 2018 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

 
good question, Tim
I know the genus, in this case, by appearance of the head and antennae and shape of the wings. By typing in the genus in the search located in the upper right hand corner of the page, I was able to peruse Idaea and locate the species that is closest in appearance with your photo. I then checked the data page to determine range and time of year that the moth is active to corroborate.
… Marcia Morris, 16 August, 2018 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

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