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Purple-bordered gold

Idaea muricata (Hufnagel, 1767)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The purple-bordered gold (Idaea muricata) is a species in the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the purple-bordered gold

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the purple-bordered gold live?

Not recorded

Is the purple-bordered gold 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 purple-bordered gold classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGeometridae
  6. genusIdaea
  7. SpeciesIdaea muricata (Hufnagel, 1767)

Synonyms Acidalia muricata, Hyria muricata, Idaea muricata muricata, Phalaena muricata, Sterrha muricata

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • žlutokřídlec rudoskvrnnýCzech
  • Euryn GalarusWelsh
  • PurpurmålerDanish
  • PurpurschneckenspannerGerman
  • purpur-kuluvaksikEstonian
  • rämekulmumittariFinnish
  • Phalène variéeFrench
  • Mocsári pirosaraszolóHungarian
  • ベニヒメシャクJapanese
  • 분홍애기자나방Korean
  • Pelkinis sprindžiukasLithuanian
  • Geelpurperen spannerDutch
  • purpurengmålarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Krocznik zorzakPolish
  • Малая пяденица красноватаяRussian
  • piadica červenáSlovak
  • škrlatni zelikarčekSlovenian
  • rödpudrad lövmätareSwedish
  • Eurynnau GalarusWelsh
  • Mose-løvmålerDanish
  • PurpurengmålerDanish
  • Purpurstreifen-ZwergspannerGerman
  • Purpurstreifiger KleinspannerGerman
  • Purpurstreifiger Moorheiden-KleinspannerGerman
  • Purpurstreifiger MoorheidenspannerGerman
  • Phalène auroraleFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the purple-bordered gold

Other species in the same genus Idaea.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the purple-bordered gold?

The purple-bordered gold (Idaea muricata) 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). Purple-bordered gold (Idaea muricata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/purple-bordered-gold

MLA

“Purple-bordered gold (Idaea muricata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/purple-bordered-gold.

BibTeX
@misc{purple_bordered_gold_2026,
  title = {Purple-bordered gold (Idaea muricata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/purple-bordered-gold},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}