Small Yellow Wave

Hydrelia flammeolaria

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

Hydrelia flammeolaria, the small yellow wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767 It is found in most of the Palearctic realm, from western Europe to Japan. The wingspan is 14–20 mm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Germany · 857Netherlands · 318United Kingdom · 208Switzerland · 196France · 61Luxembourg · 33Italy · 18Belgium · 17Spain · 14

Sources and credits

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Small Yellow Wave

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