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Dot-lined Wave

Idaea tacturata

Field notes

Idaea tacturata, the dot-lined wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the US from Virginia to Florida, west to south-eastern coastal Texas.

The wingspan is 13–21 mm. They are on wing year round in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on Trifolium species.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided