Photo © Mike Wall
Common White Wave
Cabera pusaria
Checklist Number70.277 [B&F: 1955]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Cabera |
| Species: | pusaria |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common in woodland, scrub and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 32-35 mm. The main confusion species is Common Wave C. exanthemata, in which cross-lines are brown and curved. Larva feeds on Downy and Silver Birch, Alder and Sallow, over-wintering as a pupa.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
