A Rippled Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/28/2013).

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A Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/23/2015).

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A Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). Verified by Tony Leukering/BugGuide.

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A Rippled Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/3/2018).

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Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 191500 - Psn: 35)

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rippled Wave Moth in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/4/2021). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 428998 - Psn: 35)

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A Rippled Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/21/2013).

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A Rippled Wave Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/13/2023).

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Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/25/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 205398 - Psn: 52)

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Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/13/2015). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 190891 - Psn: 55)

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/13/2015). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 345303 - Psn: 55)

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rippled Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/10/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 185793 - Psn: 56)

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Rippled Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/10/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 185774 - Psn: 65)

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Rippled Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/11/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 276733 - Psn: 65)

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Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/18/2015). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 287436 - Psn: 66)

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/18/2015). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2017). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 528906 - Psn: 66)

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2017). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rippled Wave Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/12/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1305532 - Psn: 66)

Rippled Wave Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/12/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/1/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 180134 - Psn: 78)

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/1/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/26/2016). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 287478 - Psn: 78)

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/26/2016). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Rippled Wave Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/1/2018).

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A Rippled Wave Moth collected by John Glaser in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/29/1999).

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A southeastern species that ranges north to Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Adults fly from May to September.

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A Rippled Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/28/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/23/2015). View Record Details Media by TJ Walters.

A Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). Verified by Tony Leukering/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by TJ Walters.

A Rippled Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/3/2018). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

A Rippled Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/21/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Rippled Wave Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/13/2015). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/18/2015). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2017). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Rippled Wave Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/12/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/1/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Rippled Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/26/2016). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

A Rippled Wave Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/1/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Eanes.

A Rippled Wave Moth collected by John Glaser in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/29/1999). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

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Idaea obfusaria

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Idaea
Species:	I. obfusaria
Binomial name
*Idaea obfusaria* (Walker, 1861)
Synonyms^[1]
Acidalia punctofimbriata Packard, 1873

Idaea obfusaria, the rippled wave, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.^[1]^[2] The MONA or Hodges number for Idaea obfusaria is 7123.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "Idaea obfusaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
^ "Idaea obfusaria species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Idaea obfusaria". Retrieved 2019-09-22.

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Taxon identifiers
Idaea obfusaria	Wikidata: Q27997715 BAMONA: Idaea-obfusaria BOLD: 19154 BugGuide: 9741 CoL: 943QK GBIF: 9370933 iNaturalist: 222162 ITIS: 942285 LepIndex: 214685 MONA: 7123 NatureServe: 2.113585 NCBI: 690189

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Rippled Wave Moth

Idaea obfusaria (Walker, 1861)

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