The wings of this species are white, heavily spotted with tiny yellowish dots, which give it a buffish appearance. The wings are marked with narrow brown fascia, three on the forewing, two on the hindwing. ab. arenosaria Haw. (= nogentina Th.-Mieg) is darker, more strongly dusted, the lines sometimes scarcely or not at all differentiated. ab. approximaria Haw. has the first two lines closely approximated, almost coalescent.ab. pellagraria Guen. is said to be larger, apex of forewing more produced, colour whiter, less irrorated, lines perhaps less waved, both wings with a black discal dot. Lyons. — ab. unicolorata Teich, almost unicolorous white, is said to be a prevalent form in Livonia. — The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The egg is oval, green, with fine reticulation. The larva is very variable, green or brown, usually with dark dorsal markings and sometimes with white dots.[1]
One or two broods are produced each year and adults can be seen at any time between May and August.[1] This species flies at night and is attracted to light.
3,3a,3b,3c.3d,3e.3f,3g,3h larvae in various stages
The larva, in the British Isles green with yellow rings and black and purple spots, feeds on alder, aspen, beech, birch and willow. The species overwinters as a pupa.
^Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Notesedit
^The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
Referencesedit
Chinery, Michael (1986, reprinted 1991). Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe.
common, wave, common, wave, cabera, exanthemata, moth, family, geometridae, species, first, described, giovanni, antonio, scopoli, 1763, entomologia, carniolica, found, throughout, palearctic, region, near, east, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotaking. The common wave Cabera exanthemata is a moth of the family Geometridae The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East Common waveScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily GeometridaeGenus CaberaSpecies C exanthemataBinomial nameCabera exanthemata Scopoli 1763 The wings of this species are white heavily spotted with tiny yellowish dots which give it a buffish appearance The wings are marked with narrow brown fascia three on the forewing two on the hindwing ab arenosaria Haw nogentina Th Mieg is darker more strongly dusted the lines sometimes scarcely or not at all differentiated ab approximaria Haw has the first two lines closely approximated almost coalescent ab pellagraria Guen is said to be larger apex of forewing more produced colour whiter less irrorated lines perhaps less waved both wings with a black discal dot Lyons ab unicolorata Teich almost unicolorous white is said to be a prevalent form in Livonia The wingspan is 30 35 mm The egg is oval green with fine reticulation The larva is very variable green or brown usually with dark dorsal markings and sometimes with white dots 1 One or two broods are produced each year and adults can be seen at any time between May and August 1 This species flies at night and is attracted to light 3 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f 3g 3h larvae in various stagesThe larva in the British Isles green with yellow rings and black and purple spots feeds on alder aspen beech birch and willow The species overwinters as a pupa Contents 1 References 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksReferences edit Prout L B 1912 16 Geometridae In A Seitz ed The Macrolepidoptera of the World The Palaearctic Geometridae 4 479 pp Alfred Kernen Stuttgart pdf nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Notes edit The flight season refers to the British Isles This may vary in other parts of the range References editChinery Michael 1986 reprinted 1991 Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe Skinner Bernard 1984 The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cabera exanthemata nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Cabera Kimber Ian 70 278 BF1956 Common Wave Cabera exanthemata Scopoli 1763 UKMoths Retrieved 29 June 2019 Lepiforum e V This Caberini article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Common wave amp oldid 1144243480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
