Plain Wave Idaea straminata

Plain Wave Idaea straminata (Borkhausen, 1794)
Status .....Scarce, but well recorded at Sherwood Forest NNR, with most Nottinghamshire records coming from sites lying on Sherwood Sandstone. Plain Wave is very similar to Riband Wave, but is much less common of the two species. Worn examples of the form of Riband Wave shown below, can easily be confused with Plain Wave.
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Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter July 2010


Riband Wave Idaea aversata (For comparison)
Photographed at Eakring Flash July 2003.

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. Graham and Anona Finch. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. David Hursthouse. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth reports 2003-2012). Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2014). Dave Morton. Andy Ashley. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2015). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2016). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2017). NBGRC. Martin Gray. Iain Leach, Kate Harte and Paul Baker (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results).

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Updated January 2021


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Plain Wave