Photo © David G Green
Bright Wave
Idaea ochrata
Checklist Number70.003 [B&F: 1696]
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: | ochrata |
| Authority: | (Scopoli, 1763) |
An endangered Red Data Book species, on golf courses, shingle beaches and sand-dunes in Kent from Sandwich to Walmer, predominantly coastal, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Elsewhere, a few immigrants from mainland Europe have been recorded in Norfolk, Suffolk and Sussex. In Hampshire there has been just one confirmed record since one was found in Bournemouth in 1900, at Sandy Point on Hayling Island on 27 June 2011. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 21-24 mm. Can be confused with Ochraceous Wave I. serpentata. Larva feeds on Smooth Tare and Hare's-foot Clover.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth (SZ09) | 19/07/1900 | one | CH Dixon | Adult |
| Setley Common, Roydon Woods NR (SU30) | 1915 | one | Todd | Adult |
| South Hayling (SZ79) | 27/06/2011 | one | A D Torlesse | Adult |
