Idaea humiliata
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The Isle of Wight Wave (Idaea humiliata) 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.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Geometridae. It is found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. This species was found on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
but became extinct around 1931. There was one sighting in Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
in 1954 but the moth seems extinct in the UK at the present time.
The species has a wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
of 19–22 mm. The adults fly in one generation in July.
The larvae feed on knotgrass, dandelion and dock
Rumex
The docks and sorrels, genus Rumex L., are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae....
in captivity. It is unknown what the natural foodplant is.