Photo © Svein Bekkum
Ochraceous Wave
Idaea serpentata
Checklist Number70.001 [B&F: 1697]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterrhinae |
| Genus: | Idaea |
| Species: | serpentata |
| Authority: | (Hufnagel, 1767) |
Rare immigrant from mainland Europe and the Canary Islands, appearing in southern England. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 20-22 mm. Can be confused with Bright Wave I. ochrata. Larva feeds on herbaceous plants and various grasses, no evidence of breeding in the UK.
