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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
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A delicate little geometrid? - Idaea
Copyright © 2012 john and jane balaban

A delicate little geometrid? - Idaea
Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA
April 25, 2012
only about 4mm in length
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 18 May, 2012 - 8:59pm
Last updated 21 November, 2015 - 4:26pm

Moved
Moved from Sterrhinae.
… john and jane balaban, 21 November, 2015 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

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John and Jane, I think it would be safe to move this one at least to Genus Idaea. I would never have thought of Maury's suggested species until I found IAWAZ-0520.1 on BOLD. It is rather solid rusty and has no reniform or orbicular spots.
… A. Hendrickson, 21 November, 2015 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Jason D. Roberts, 23 November, 2012 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 15 June, 2012 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

did this have a reddish tint?
a little dark
… Maury J. Heiman, 18 May, 2012 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, we would say rusty
more than an actual red. We'll see what we can do with the images at our end. They always look different on our screen after we post them to BugGuide.
… john and jane balaban, 19 May, 2012 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

 
Idaea
possibly Idaea eremiata - Hodges #7115, but the 4 mm small. Difficult to be sure from this photo.

I will check out your others from BB later this weekend.
… Maury J. Heiman, 19 May, 2012 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

 
We thought we specifically remembered this one
as tiny - guessing a wingspan of only 12mm or so, but maybe Heidi or Matt will chime in with what they know.
… john and jane balaban, 19 May, 2012 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

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