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Idaea demissaria (Hübner, [1831]) - Red-bordered Wave

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Sterrhinae		Tribe:
Sterrhini		P3 Number:
91a0067		 MONA Number:
7114.00
Comments: One of thirty species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Pohl et al., 2016). Thirteen have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Idaea demissariaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: The vast majority of our records for this species come from open, herb-dominated sites. Most come from savannas, flatwoods, and sandridge habitats in the Coastal Plain, although we have none from maritime dunes. In the Piedmont, records come from open boggy habitats, mafic glades, dry woodlands, and lakeshores. Mountain records also come from both lakeshores, wet meadows, and dry woodlands.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unrecorded. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Idaea demissaria - Red-bordered Wave

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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: A. Garton on 2025-06-05
Moore Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-31
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-31
Brunswick Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-05-22
Cumberland Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-05-21
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Brian Bockhahn on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Chuck Smtih on 2024-09-19
Davidson Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12
Orange Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-09-10
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-09-10
Cumberland Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-09-04
Cumberland Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-03
Wilson Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-08-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-08-20
Orange Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-08-11
Buncombe Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-03
Madison Co.
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Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-06-18
Lincoln Co.
Comment: 		Idaea demissariaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-15
Rowan Co.
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