''Idaea emarginata'', the small scallop, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Geometridae. It was first described by

Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' and it is found in Europe. The species has a

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of 22–25 mm. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. The adults fly at night from June to August , and can be attracted to light. The species prefers damp locations such as marshy woodland, meadows and marshes. #''The flight season refers to the

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. This may vary in other parts of the range.''

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"70.015 BF1712 Small Scallop ''Idaea emarginata'' (Linnaeus, 1758)"
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Sterrhini Moths of Europe Moths described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Sterrhinae-stub