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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 » Rippled Wave - Hodges#7123 (Idaea obfusaria)

Species Idaea obfusaria - Rippled Wave - Hodges#7123

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)

Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)

Subfamily Sterrhinae

Tribe Sterrhini

Genus Idaea

Species obfusaria (Rippled Wave - Hodges#7123)

Hodges Number

7123

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Idaea obfusaria (Walker, 1861)

Sterrha punctofimbriata (Packard, 1873)

Lobocleta obfusaria

Size

Wingspan about 20 mm.

Identification

Forewing crossed by 3 yellowish-brown wavy bands on a white background; the outermost band is thinner, darker, more jagged, and contains regularly-spaced small black dots. Each forewing and hindwing has a central large black spot.

Range

Heppner (3003) included Arizona to Florida and north to Missouri and New Jersey. (1), (2), (3)

Moth Photographers Group - large range map with collection dates.

Season

Adults fly May through early September.

Print References

Heitzman, R.L., 1973. Life history studies of Idaea obfusaria (Walker) (Geometridae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 12(3): 145-150. (4)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (5)

pinned adult image (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)

adult images (Larry Line)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)

pinned adult (U. of Arizona) (7)

lepbarcoding.org

common name references (1, 2, 3)

Works Cited

1.	Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida

2.	Moths of Dallas County, Texas

3.	Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.

4.	Life history studies of Idaea obfusaria (Walker) (Geometridae). Roger L. Heitzman. 1973. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 12(3): 145-150.

5.	North American Moth Photographers Group

6.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

7.	Moths of Southeast Arizona

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 13 January, 2005 - 2:29pm
Additional contributions by anitagould, Maury Heiman
Last updated 22 November, 2013 - 9:28pm

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