Riband wave
The riband wave is a small, pale moth with wings the colour of cream or straw. Thin wavy lines run across its wings, and many have a dark brown band like a ribbon in the middle. It often rests on lit windows at night.
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Fun facts
There are two main kinds that are just as common: one has a dark band across the wings and the other does not.
Some riband waves have a reddish orange colour.
It was given its scientific name by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
Its caterpillar is dull brown with wrinkly skin and brown V-shaped marks.
Most asked questions about Riband wave
?Is the riband wave moth harmful?
No. It is a small harmless moth that cannot bite or sting.
?How big is a riband wave?
Its wings measure about 3 to 3.5 centimetres from tip to tip.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Idaea aversata
- Named by
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Geometridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae
- Lives on
- Europe, Africa, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Riband wave (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Photo by User:Monedula .. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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