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Treble Brown-spot
Idaea trigeminata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata
Riband WaveIdaea aversataStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 33,036 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 33,036 |
| United Kingdom | 1,056 |
| England | 1,050 |
| France | 207 |
| Italy | 59 |
| Austria | 56 |
| Île-de-France | 50 |
| Niederösterreich | 42 |
| Hungary | 35 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Butterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera |
| Family | Geometer Moths · Geometridae |
| Genus | Idaea |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Treble Brown-spot with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.