| Dot-lined wave moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Idaea |
| Species: | I. tacturata |
| Binomial name | |
| Idaea tacturata (Walker, 1861) | |
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Idaea tacturata, the dot-lined wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. [1] It is found in the US from Virginia to Florida, west to south-eastern coastal Texas. [2]
The wingspan is 13–21 mm. They are on wing year round in the southern part of the range.
The larvae feed on Trifolium species.
