Idaea demissaria explained

Idaea demissaria, the red-bordered wave moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Idaea demissaria is 7114.

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Idaea demissaria:

• Idaea demissaria columbia McDunnough, 1927
• Idaea demissaria demissaria
• Idaea demissaria ferrugata Packard, 1876

Further reading

• Book: Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. 1997. Holloway . J. D.. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. The Moths of Borneo. part 10. 978-9839991543.
• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.