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Idaea humiliata (Isle of Wight Wave)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Idaea humiliata, the Isle of Wight wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Europe. This species was found on the Isle of Wight but became extinct around 1931. There was one sighting in Portsmouth in 1954 but the moth seems extinct in the UK at the present time. The species has a wingspan of 19–22 mm. The adults fly in one generation in July. The larvae feed on knotgrass, dandelion and dock in captivity. It is unknown what the natural foodplant is.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Desenberg 7 Germany  
South Wight Maritime 49082 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Polygonum aviculare aviculare (prostrate knotweed)[1]
Taraxacum campylodes (Dandelion)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0