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Idaea costaria
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Idaea costaria

Idaea costaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in south-eastern Australia.

Idaea costaria is externally very similar to Idaea inversata but, unlike that species, has a two-coloured head pattern. Idaea costaria has a creamy-white patch between the antennae, whereas I. inversata is dark reddish throughout this area.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 425147.