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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Idaea |
| Species: | I. purpurea
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| Idaea purpurea Hampson, 1891
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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 edit
- ^ "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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 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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