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Idaea aversata
Common all over Britain in 2 forms, mainly nocturnal.
The Larvae feed on a variety of plants including bedstraw, chickweed, dandelion and knotgrass.
Two main forms exist, equally abundant: one has darker shading between the central fasciae, the other (designated ab. remutata) has not.
The ground colour of the wings is whitish yellow to ochre.
Some specimens have a red-orange colouring.
The outer cross line has a significant outward angle near the costa.
The area between the middle and outer cross line is dark brown.
The Adults fly at night from June to August, occasionally later, and are attracted to light.
The species overwinters as a small Larva.