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Pencilled wave

Idaea calunetaria (Staudinger, 1859)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The pencilled wave (Idaea calunetaria) is a species in the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the pencilled wave

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pencilled wave live?

Not recorded

Is the pencilled wave endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pencilled wave classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGeometridae
  6. genusIdaea
  7. SpeciesIdaea calunetaria (Staudinger, 1859)

Synonyms Acidalia calunetaria

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Acidalie des CallunaiesFrench
  • Acidalie des Callunaies (L')French

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pencilled wave

Other species in the same genus Idaea.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pencilled wave?

The pencilled wave (Idaea calunetaria) belongs to the family Geometridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pencilled wave (Idaea calunetaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pencilled-wave

MLA

“Pencilled wave (Idaea calunetaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pencilled-wave.

BibTeX
@misc{pencilled_wave_2026,
  title = {Pencilled wave (Idaea calunetaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pencilled-wave},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}