Lepidoptera > Geometroidea > Geometridae > Sterrhinae > Sterrhini > Idaea
Idaea spp.
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Idaea spp.
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Idaea spp.: Detritophagous* Rumex spp., Polygonum spp. (Polygonaceae), Potentilla spp., Rubus (Rosaceae), Clematis spp. (Ranunculaceae), Taraxacum spp. (Asteraceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Similiar species:
Sixty two known species of Idaea from India (Kirti et al. 2019). Provisional list.
Idaea actiosaria (Walker, 1861). India: Sikkim, Nilgiris; Sri Lanka.
Idaea acuminata (Moore, 1888). Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Idaea aequisinuata (Warren, 1898). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea amplipennis (Butler, 1889). West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra.
Idaea ajmerensis Wiltshire, 1983.Rajasthan desert, Ajmere
Idaea andamanica Prout, 1938. Andamans Islands, South Andaman, Mt Harriet
Idaea bilinea (Swinhoe, 1886). Pune, Maharashtra.
Idaea burspinosa Walia, 2004. Chandigarh.
Idaea carpheraria (Hampson, 1903). Kashmir, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.
Idaea castelli pertensa (Prout, 1938). Sikkim.
Idaea charidotes (Prout, 1922). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea chotaria (Swinhoe, 1886). Pune, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Idaea chrysocilia (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiri district, the plateau, 6700ft.
Idaea conioptera (Hampson, 1903). Kashmir (Kuijar).
Idaea contiguaria contiguaria (Hubner, [1799]). Indian Himalayas.
Idaea costiguttata Warren, 1896). Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam.
Idaea craspedota (Prout, 1934). Nagaland, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Assam.
Idaea decidua (Warren, 1900). India (North–West), Sabathu.
Idaea delibata (Prout, 1926). Kashmir: Srinagar, 5200ft.
Idaea delicatula (Warren, 1901). India (North–West), Dalhousie.
Idaea dilutaria dilutaria (Hübner, [1799]). NW Himalayas, Sikkim.
Idaea falcipennis Warren, 1893. Sikkim.
Idaea flavisinuata (Warren, 1896), Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea fuscifasciata Walia, 1995. Chandigarh.
Idaea fuscolineata Walia, 1995, India: Solan
Idaea gemmaria (Hampson, 1896). Goa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal.
Idaea grisescens (Warren, 1896). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea humeraria (Walker, 1863). India
Idaea improvisa (Prout, 1938).Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea inaudax (Prout, 1926). Kumaon, Muktesar, 7000ft.
Idaea indecorata (Warren, 1900). India (North-West), Shimla.
Idaea indeprensa (Prout, 1925). Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Idaea indeterminata (Warren, 1901). Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
Idaea informis Warren, 1897)
Idaea infortunata (Prout, 1938). Kashmir: Gurais Valley
Idaea insuavis Butler, 1889. Kangra district, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
Idaea lacteipennis (Butler, 1889). Kangra district, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
Idaea leucozona (Hampson, 1893)
Idaea leucozona luteata (Warren, 1896). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea lineata (Hampson, 1893)
Idaea macrospila (Prout, 1926). Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
Idaea maculata (Warren, 1896). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea marcidaria (Walker, 1861)
Idaea marmorata (Hampson, 1903). India: Cuddapah, Jammalamaduga.
Idaea mesodela (Prout, 1926). Kashmir: Srinagar, 5200ft. Gandarbal.
Idaea methaemaria (Hampson, 1903). Sikkim, 2800ft.
Idaea muricata muricata (Hufnagel, [1767]). Indian Himalaya.
Idaea micra (Hampson, 1893).
Idaea obliquilinea (Warren, 1896). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea onchnophora (Prout, 1939). India: Pusa.
Idaea opsitelea monodia (Prout, 1938)
Idaea palniensis (Prout, 1920). Palni Hills.
Idaea perpulverea (Hampson, 1903). Kashmir: Gurais Valley.
Idaea persimilis (Warren, 1896). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea profanaria (Walker, 1866). South India.
Idaea protensa (Butler, 1889). Kangara district, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
Idaea ptyonopoda (Hampson, 1895). Bhutan. NE Himalaya.
Idaea pulchrifascia (Hampson, 1903). Sikkim, 1800ft.
Idaea rubellata (Warren, 1896). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea rubridentata (Warren, 1896). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea ruptifascia (Warren, 1896). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea sabulosa (Prout, 1913). Kashmir: Dras
Idaea scelisca (Prout, 1926). Kumaon, Muktesar, 7000ft.
Idaea semilinea (Warren, 1896). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea semisericea (Warren, 1897). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Idaea sillemi (Wehrli, 1933). Kashmir: Karakoram, Nubra Valley, Panamik, 3350ft.
Idaea testacea Swinhoe, 1886. Pune, Maharshtra.
Idaea thricophora (Hampson, 1895)
Idaea vacillata (Walker, 1862). Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
Idaea violacea (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiris (TL), Maharashtra, Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand.
Idaea phoenicoptera (Hampson, 1896), Idaea triangularis (Hampson, 1895) and Idaea purpurea (Hampson, 1891) now listed as Lophophleps phoenicoptera (Hampson, 1896), Lophophleps triangularis (Hampson, 1895) and Lophophleps purpurea Hampson, 1891
Idaea phoenicoptera (Hampson, 1896), Idaea triangularis (Hampson, 1895) and Idaea purpurea (Hampson, 1891) now listed as Lophophleps phoenicoptera (Hampson, 1896), Lophophleps triangularis (Hampson, 1895) and Lophophleps purpurea Hampson, 1891
References:
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Idaea spp. . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/358336/Idaea-spp.
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