Small dusty wave
The small dusty wave is a very small grey moth. Its wings look a bit dusty, with faint lines and a tiny black spot on each wing. It may be one of the plainest moths in its whole family, which makes it great at hiding.
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Fun facts
Its wings measure only about 2 centimetres from tip to tip.
It comes in many shades, from almost pure white to dark grey-black.
The top of its head stays whitish, whatever colour the rest of the moth is.
In Britain it is common in England and Wales, but rare in Ireland.
Most asked questions about Small dusty wave
?How big is the small dusty wave?
Its wings measure only about 2 centimetres across.
?What does the small dusty wave look like?
It is a tiny grey moth with faint lines and a small black dot on each wing.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Idaea seriata
- Named by
- Schrank, 1802
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Geometridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae
- Lives on
- Europe, Africa, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Small dusty 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 Adrian Tync. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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