Riband Wave
Idaea aversata

B&F Code
70.016

Authority

Linnaeus, 1758

Family
Geometridae

Subfamily
Sterrhinae

Genus
Idaea

National Status
Common

Species account (old)

A very common and widespread species that has been taken in all the traps and at numerous other sites [...] The plain form ab. remutata Linn. is much commoner than the dark banded type form.

Dunn, T.C. and J.D. Parrack, The Moths and Butterflies of Northumberland and Durham (NNU: 1986, 1992). Reprinted gratefully with permission.

Statistics

Records	6369
Individuals	18249
Largest Sample	70
First Recorded	1877
Last Recorded	2023
Earliest Adult Record	24/05
Latest Adult Record	09/10
Monad Coverage	8.3%
Hexad Coverage	76.2%

Map

This map shows all records of Riband Wave - Idaea aversata in the Durham (VC66) database per monad (1km grid square). The map can be explored further by zooming and panning, can be reset using the button on the left, and can be filtered by selecting the era. Click on a monad to view a full list of species recorded in it, or its containing hexad (10km grid square).

Map (image)

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Week graph

This graph shows the County Durham (VC66) records of Riband Wave - Idaea aversata per 7-day period, differentiated by life stage. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact count of records at that point in time. Hover over/hold the life stage legend to highlight a particular life stage; click on a life stage label to remove it from the graph. The graph can be filtered further by selecting the era.

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Era graph

Year graph

Gallery

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