Idaea rusticata ssp atrosignaria Lempke, 1967
(Least Carpet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesIdaea rusticata ssp atrosignaria (Least Carpet)
SpeciesIdaea rusticata (Least Carpet)
GenusIdaea (a genus of wave moths)
TribeIdaeini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilySTERRHINAE (a subfamily of wave moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Idaea rusticata ssp atrosignaria (Least Carpet) :
1: Idaea rusticata ssp atrosignaria (Least Carpet)
14 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU85 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
at MV lamp over sheet
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged

Idaea rusticata ssp atrosignaria (Least Carpet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Idaea rusticata ssp atrosignaria (Least Carpet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Idaea rusticata ssp atrosignaria (Least Carpet)
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