Idaea serpentata, the ochraceous wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. It is found in most of continental Europe and the Near East.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Idaea |
| Species: | I. serpentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Idaea serpentata (Hufnagel, 1767)
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The wingspan is about 22 mm. The adults fly from late June to early August[1]. They are attracted to light.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants such as Galium, Taraxacum, Rumex and Thymus.
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