Idaea marcidaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, China, Taiwan,[3] Singapore and Borneo.

Idaea marcidaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Idaea
Species:
I. marcidaria
Binomial name
Idaea marcidaria
Walker, 1861
Synonyms
  • Hyria? marcidaria Walker, 1861
  • Sterrha rufula Swinhoe, 1903
  • Sterrha swinhoei Prout, 1932

The wings are yellowish with a dark fasciae.The Male has the forewing costa somewhat folded longitudinally.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Idaea marcidaria Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "Idaea marcidaria (Walker, 1861)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Idaea marcidaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.