Idaea

Genus

Idaea

Idaea

53 species in our catalog · found in 31 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyGeometridae (Geometer Moths)
GenusIdaea

Species in this group

Idaea speciosa

Idaea speciosa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Idaea cellifimbria

Idaea cellifimbria

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Idaea fervens

Idaea fervens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Idaea rufarenaria

Idaea rufarenaria

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Idaea incanata

Idaea incanata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Idaea triangularia

Idaea triangularia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Idaea gospera

Idaea gospera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Least Carpet

Idaea rusticata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Riband Wave

Idaea aversata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Idaea sericeata

Idaea sericeata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Idaea mutanda

Idaea mutanda

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Portland Ribbon Wave

Idaea degeneraria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Small Fan-Footed Wave

Idaea biselata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Satin Wave

Idaea subsericeata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Purple Wave

Idaea inversata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea ostrinaria

Idaea ostrinaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Single-Dotted Wave

Idaea dimidiata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea halmaea

Idaea halmaea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea belemiata

Idaea belemiata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea coercita

Idaea coercita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea moniliata

Idaea moniliata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bright Wave

Idaea ochrata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Isle Of Wight Wave

Idaea humiliata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea flaveolaria

Idaea flaveolaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea impexa

Idaea impexa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea gemmata

Idaea gemmata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea mediaria

Idaea mediaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea politaria

Idaea politaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea longaria

Idaea longaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea filicata

Idaea filicata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea eugeniata

Idaea eugeniata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea cervantaria

Idaea cervantaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Small Scallop

Idaea emarginata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea eretmopus

Idaea eretmopus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Flecked Wave Moth

Idaea philocosma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Small Dusty Wave

Idaea seriata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea bilinearia

Idaea bilinearia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Treble Brown-Spot

Idaea trigeminata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Weaver's Wave

Idaea contiguaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dwarf Cream Wave

Idaea fuscovenosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ochraceous Wave

Idaea serpentata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea punctatissima

Idaea punctatissima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea trypheropa

Idaea trypheropa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea maritimaria

Idaea maritimaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Golden-Yellow Wave

Idaea aureolaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dotted Border Wave

Idaea sylvestraria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idaea gemma

Idaea gemma

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Idaea antiquaria

Idaea antiquaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Idaea circuitaria

Idaea circuitaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Idaea rhodogrammaria

Idaea rhodogrammaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Idaea trissorma

Idaea trissorma

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Idaea costaria

Idaea costaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Idaea purpurascens

Idaea purpurascens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Idaea

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	5 of 53	~80%
	Idaea cellifimbria			~40%
	🦋 Idaea rufarenaria			~30%
	Idaea incanata			~20%
	Idaea triangularia			~20%
	Idaea gospera			~20%
2	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	16 of 53	~80%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Satin Wave			~10%
	Idaea ostrinaria			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Idaea moniliata			~10%
	Idaea politaria			~10%
	Bright Wave			~10%
	Idaea filicata			~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Idaea bilinearia			~10%
	Treble Brown-Spot			~10%
	+4 more at the park page…
3	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10 of 53	~70%
	Idaea sericeata			~20%
	Least Carpet			~20%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Idaea ostrinaria			~10%
	Idaea belemiata			~10%
	Bright Wave			~10%
	Isle Of Wight Wave			~10%
	Idaea mediaria			~10%
	Idaea eugeniata			~10%
	Idaea cervantaria			~10%
4	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2 of 53	~60%
	Idaea speciosa			~40%
	Idaea fervens			~30%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	13 of 53	~50%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Golden-Yellow Wave			~10%
	Satin Wave			~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Idaea moniliata			<5%
	Weaver's Wave			<5%
	Isle Of Wight Wave			<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
	Dwarf Cream Wave			<5%
	+1 more at the park page…
6	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	14 of 53	~50%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Idaea ostrinaria			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Bright Wave			~10%
	Idaea eugeniata			~10%
	Idaea cervantaria			<5%
	Satin Wave			<5%
	Idaea belemiata			<5%
	Idaea mediaria			<5%
	Weaver's Wave			<5%
	Idaea circuitaria			<5%
	Idaea rhodogrammaria			<5%
	+2 more at the park page…
7	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	8 of 53	~50%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			~10%
	Small Scallop			~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Dotted Border Wave			~10%
	Satin Wave			<5%
	Dwarf Cream Wave			<5%
8	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 53	~40%
	Purple Wave			~10%
	Idaea coercita			~10%
	Idaea eretmopus			~10%
	Idaea halmaea			~10%
	Idaea punctatissima			~10%
	Idaea trypheropa			~10%
9	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7 of 53	~40%
	Idaea halmaea			~10%
	Purple Wave			~10%
	Flecked Wave Moth			~10%
	Idaea eretmopus			<5%
	Idaea trissorma			<5%
	Idaea costaria			<5%
	Idaea punctatissima			<5%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 53	~30%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
	Idaea maritimaria			<5%
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 53	~30%
	Riband Wave			~20%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			~10%
12	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 53	~20%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Idaea flaveolaria			~10%
13	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 53	~20%
	Least Carpet			~20%
14	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 53	~20%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			~10%
15	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 53	~20%
	🦋 Idaea mutanda			~20%
16	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 53	~20%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Idaea flaveolaria			~10%
17	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 53	~20%
	🦋 Idaea mutanda			~20%
18	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 53	~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Ochraceous Wave			~10%
19	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 53	~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
20	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 53	~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Idaea flaveolaria			<5%
21	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 53	~10%
	Purple Wave			~10%
	Flecked Wave Moth			~10%
22	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 53	~10%
	Idaea impexa			~10%
23	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 53	~10%
	🦋 Idaea mutanda			~10%
24	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Idaea gemmata			~10%
25	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 53	~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
26	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 53	~10%
	Idaea longaria			~10%
27	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 53	~10%
	Idaea coercita			~10%
28	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
29	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 53	<5%
	Idaea gemma			<5%
30	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
31	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 53	<5%
	Idaea purpurascens			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	8 of 53	~70%
	Riband Wave			~20%
	Least Carpet			~20%
	Small Dusty Wave			~20%
	Treble Brown-Spot			~10%
	Dwarf Cream Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
	Satin Wave			<5%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			<5%
2	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	11 of 53	~70%
	Riband Wave			~20%
	Satin Wave			~20%
	Idaea eugeniata			~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
	Dwarf Cream Wave			~10%
	Idaea politaria			<5%
	Idaea cervantaria			<5%
	Bright Wave			<5%
3	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 53	~60%
	Riband Wave			~30%
	Small Dusty Wave			~20%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
4	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	5 of 53	~50%
	Least Carpet			~20%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Idaea filicata			~10%
5	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	9 of 53	~50%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Dwarf Cream Wave			<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
	Treble Brown-Spot			<5%
	Idaea maritimaria			<5%
	Golden-Yellow Wave			<5%
6	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	6 of 53	~40%
	Riband Wave			~20%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
	Treble Brown-Spot			~10%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			<5%
	Dwarf Cream Wave			<5%
7	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	6 of 53	~40%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Satin Wave			~10%
	Dwarf Cream Wave			<5%
8	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	10 of 53	~40%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Bright Wave			~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Idaea maritimaria			<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
	Dwarf Cream Wave			<5%
	Idaea moniliata			<5%
	Isle Of Wight Wave			<5%
9	Paris	🇫🇷 France	9 of 53	~40%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			<5%
	Dwarf Cream Wave			<5%
	Treble Brown-Spot			<5%
	Satin Wave			<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
	Bright Wave			<5%
10	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	6 of 53	~30%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Bright Wave			<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
	Dotted Border Wave			<5%
11	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	5 of 53	~30%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Idaea filicata			~10%
	Satin Wave			~10%
12	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 53	~30%
	Riband Wave			~20%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
13	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 53	~30%
	Riband Wave			~20%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			~10%
14	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	5 of 53	~30%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Small Scallop			~10%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
15	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	4 of 53	~30%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Bright Wave			<5%
16	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	3 of 53	~30%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
17	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 53	~30%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			~10%
18	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	3 of 53	~30%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Dwarf Cream Wave			<5%
19	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 53	~30%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Bright Wave			~10%
20	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 53	~30%
	Small Dusty Wave			~20%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
21	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 53	~20%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
22	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	3 of 53	~20%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
23	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	6 of 53	~20%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			<5%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			<5%
	Idaea eugeniata			<5%
	Idaea belemiata			<5%
	Bright Wave			<5%
24	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 53	~20%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
25	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 53	~20%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Riband Wave			<5%
26	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 53	~20%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Bright Wave			~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			<5%
	Satin Wave			<5%
27	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 53	~20%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
28	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	5 of 53	~20%
	Small Dusty Wave			<5%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			<5%
	Riband Wave			<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
	Ochraceous Wave			<5%
29	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	2 of 53	~20%
	Least Carpet			~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
30	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 53	~20%
	🦋 Idaea mutanda			~20%
31	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
32	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
33	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 53	~10%
	Riband Wave			<5%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
34	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
35	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			~10%
36	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Riband Wave			<5%
37	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
38	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 53	~10%
	Flecked Wave Moth			<5%
	Purple Wave			<5%
	Idaea halmaea			<5%
	Idaea costaria			<5%
39	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 53	~10%
	Portland Ribbon Wave			~10%
	Idaea filicata			<5%
40	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
41	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
	Idaea filicata			<5%
42	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 53	~10%
	Idaea eretmopus			<5%
	Purple Wave			<5%
	Idaea trypheropa			<5%
43	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
44	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
45	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 53	~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
	Small Fan-Footed Wave			<5%
	Small Scallop			<5%
46	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
47	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
48	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 53	~10%
	Small Dusty Wave			~10%
49	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 53	~10%
	Least Carpet			~10%
50	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 53	~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
51	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 53	~10%
	Single-Dotted Wave			~10%
52	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 53	~10%
	Idaea impexa			~10%
53	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 53	<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
54	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 53	<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
55	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 53	<5%
	Flecked Wave Moth			<5%
56	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%
57	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	<5%
	Idaea gemmata			<5%
58	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 53	<5%
	Idaea impexa			<5%
59	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 53	<5%
	Flecked Wave Moth			<5%
60	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	<5%
	Single-Dotted Wave			<5%