Dwarf cream wave
Idaea fuscovenosa
The dwarf cream wave is a small, pale moth with wavy lines across its wings. Each wavy line ends in a little black dot at the front edge of the wing. It likes warm, dry and sunny places.
Lives in
Central and southern Europe up to England, Ireland and southern Sweden, and east to Turkey and the Caucasus
Wingspan
1.9 to 2.2 cm (0.75 to 0.87 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat different kinds of moss, and also fallen leaves.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 4 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 38 seconds
How big is Dwarf cream wave compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Dwarf cream wave about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its caterpillar is short and chubby, smoky brown and marbled with yellowish patches.
2
Grown-ups fly once a year, from June to August.
3
On the island of Corsica it lives high up in the mountains, up to 2,000 metres.
4
Each wing has a small black dot near the middle.
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Most asked questions about Dwarf cream wave
?Is the dwarf cream wave dangerous?
No. It is a small moth and cannot bite or sting.
?What do dwarf cream wave caterpillars eat?
Moss and fallen leaves.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Idaea fuscovenosa
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Geometridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Idaea fuscovenosa (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 Fvlamoen. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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