Idaea minuscularia (Ribbe, 1912)

Host plants:
The larvae feed polyphagously on ground-near herbs. I found them on Oxalis in the Azores.

Habitat:
Idaea minuscularia is often found near the coast in maquis shrubland, cultivated areas and in villages on buildings and walls.

Life cycle:
Several generations per year, partly year-round.

Remarks:
Idaea minuscularia occurs in SW-Europe (Iberian Peninsula, some Balearic Islands) and NW-Africa. I recorded larvae in the Azores (S. Miguel) where Idaea minuscularia supposedly has been introduced very recently.

Literature:
Wagner, W. & Hausmann, A. (2014): First record of Idaea minuscularia (Ribbe, 1912) in the Azorean archipelago (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Sterrhinae).- Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N. F. 35 (4): 173–176.