Weaver's Wave
Idaea contiguaria
Checklist Number70.014 [B&F: 1710]
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: | contiguaria |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1799]) |
Nationally scarce (Na) at 300-600 m on hillsides and rocky areas in north-west Wales. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 20-21 mm. Main confusion species is Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata, but considerably smaller. Larva feeds on Heather, Crowberry and Navelwort.
