Small dusty wave: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the small dusty wave lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Idaea seriata
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Geometridae

Where does the small dusty wave live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small dusty wave in 20 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 small dusty wave?

The small dusty wave (Idaea seriata) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Geometridae, genus Idaea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small dusty wave

The small dusty wave (Idaea seriata) is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. It is found throughout Western, Central and Northern Europe. In the north, its range extends as far as Denmark and southern Scandinavia. In the east its range extends as far as Russia (Moscow or Veliky Novgorod). Idaea seriata is replaced by the subspecies Idaea seriata canteneraria, from the north-east of Spain and the central and eastern Mediterranean (including the islands, except Crete) to the Crimean peninsula, while the western Mediterranean and the Balearic Islands are inhabited by the sister species Idaea minuscularia. Outside Europe it is found in eastern Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Cyprus, the Caucasus and the northwest of Transcaucasia. In Morocco and western Algeria, it is replaced by the sister species Idaea minuscularia. In the British Isles it is common in England and Wales but is only found in the eastern half of Scotland and it is rare in Ireland.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small dusty wave (revision 1329596215), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q143082 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).