Small fan-footed wave: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Small fan-footed wave Idaea biselata

Where the small fan-footed wave lives – recorded in 17 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 62,024 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Idaea biselata
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Geometridae

Where does the small fan-footed wave live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small fan-footed wave in 17 countries and territories across Asia and 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 fan-footed wave?

The small fan-footed wave (Idaea biselata) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Geometridae, genus Idaea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small fan-footed wave

The small fan-footed wave (Idaea biselata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small fan-footed wave (revision 1276002910), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q171359 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).