Idaea rusticata: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Idaea rusticata Idaea rusticata

Where the idaea rusticata lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 17,147 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Idaea rusticata
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Geometridae

Where does the idaea rusticata live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the idaea rusticata in 19 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the idaea rusticata?

The idaea rusticata (Idaea rusticata) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Geometridae, genus Idaea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the idaea rusticata

Idaea rusticata, the least carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Idaea rusticata (revision 1378272378), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q143144 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).