Idaea basinta, the red-and-white wave, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2] It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is found in Central and North America.[2]

Idaea basinta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Idaea
Species:
I. basinta
Binomial name
Idaea basinta
(Schaus, 1901)

The MONA or Hodges number for Idaea basinta is 7110.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Idaea basinta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. ^ a b "Idaea basinta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. ^ "Idaea basinta, Red-and-white Wave - Hodges 7110". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  • Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), 1016.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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