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Red and white wave

Idaea basinta (Schaus, 1901)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The red and white wave (Idaea basinta) is a species in the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the red and white 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 red and white wave live?

Not recorded

Is the red and white 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 red and white wave classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGeometridae
  6. genusIdaea
  7. SpeciesIdaea basinta (Schaus, 1901)

Synonyms Eois basinta, Euphenolia pallimedia

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Red-and-white waveEnglish
  • Red-and-white wave mothEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red and white wave

Other species in the same genus Idaea.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red and white wave?

The red and white wave (Idaea basinta) 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). Red and white wave (Idaea basinta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-and-white-wave

MLA

“Red and white wave (Idaea basinta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-and-white-wave.

BibTeX
@misc{red_and_white_wave_2026,
  title = {Red and white wave (Idaea basinta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-and-white-wave},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}