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Small fan-footed wave

Idaea biselata (Hufnagel, 1767)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The small fan-footed wave (Idaea biselata) is a species in the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the small fan-footed wave

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)
Generations a year
Two
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the small fan-footed wave live?

Not recorded

Is the small fan-footed 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 small fan-footed wave classified?

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

Synonyms Acidalia bisetaria, Acidalia bisetata, Dosithea bisetaria, Idaea biselata biselata, Idaea bisetata, Phalaena biselata, Phalaena bisetata, Sterrha biselata

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • žlutokřídlec čtverotečnýCzech
  • Ton Ymyl LwydWelsh
  • SkovengmålerDanish
  • Breitgesäumter ZwergspannerGerman
  • Võsa-kuluvaksikEstonian
  • tupsukulmumittariFinnish
  • TruieFrench
  • Mocsári apróaraszolóHungarian
  • ウスキヒメシャクJapanese
  • 연노랑물결애기자나방Korean
  • Tamsiakraštis SprindžiukasLithuanian
  • bordengmålerNorwegian Bokmål
  • SchildstipspannerDutch
  • bordengmålarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Krocznik ogrodowiakPolish
  • Пяденица малая точечнаяRussian
  • piadica mokraďováSlovak
  • šopasti zelikarčekSlovenian
  • tofsfotad lövmätareSwedish
  • Tonnau Ymyl LwydWelsh
  • Skov-løvmålerDanish
  • Breitgesäumter Gebüsch-KleinspannerGerman
  • Truie (La)French
  • randengmålerNorwegian Bokmål
  • randengmålarNorwegian Nynorsk

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the small fan-footed wave

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 small fan-footed wave?

The small fan-footed wave (Idaea biselata) 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). Small fan-footed wave (Idaea biselata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-fan-footed-wave

MLA

“Small fan-footed wave (Idaea biselata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-fan-footed-wave.

BibTeX
@misc{small_fan_footed_wave_2026,
  title = {Small fan-footed wave (Idaea biselata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-fan-footed-wave},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}