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Red-bordered wave

Idaea demissaria (Hübner, [1831])

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The red-bordered wave (Idaea demissaria) is a species in the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the red-bordered 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-bordered wave live?

Not recorded

Is the red-bordered 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-bordered wave classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGeometridae
  6. genusIdaea
  7. SpeciesIdaea demissaria (Hübner, [1831])
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Red-bordered wave mothEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red-bordered 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-bordered wave?

The red-bordered wave (Idaea demissaria) 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-bordered wave (Idaea demissaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-bordered-wave

MLA

“Red-bordered wave (Idaea demissaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-bordered-wave.

BibTeX
@misc{red_bordered_wave_2026,
  title = {Red-bordered wave (Idaea demissaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-bordered-wave},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}