Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Sterrhinae 1713     *     Riband Wave     *     Idaea aversata Widespread, common Wingspan: 23-30mm Flight time: June-August, September-October. Two distinct forms occur, the typical form having a dark band, the plain form, ab. remutata only with narrow cross-lines. Larval food plants: Dandelion, Dock, Chickweed, Primrose, Bedstraw

Riband Wave, Idaea aversata
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2010 and July 2011