Idaea purpurea

Idaea purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Idaea
Species:	I. purpurea
Binomial name
	Idaea purpurea; Hampson, 1891
Synonyms
	Lophophleps purpurea Hampson, 1891;

Idaea purpurea is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1891.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan,[3] the Andaman Islands, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

The adult has dull yellow wings with forewing facies and purple-grey banding. Male has broad yellowish costal zone to the hindwing. Female has definite yellow fasciation. Host plants of caterpillar include Shorea species.[4]

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References

"Species Details: Idaea purpurea Hampson, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
"Idaea purpurea 尚無標本照". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
"Lophophleps purpurea Hampson comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Idaea purpurea Hampson, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "Idaea purpurea 尚無標本照". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[4] "Lophophleps purpurea Hampson comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.