Showing posts with label WAVED UMBER MOTH (Menophra abruptaria). Show all posts
Showing posts with label WAVED UMBER MOTH (Menophra abruptaria). Show all posts
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Sunday, 6 March 2022
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
18-6-2019 OLIVA, VALENCIA - WAVED UMBER MOTH (Menophra abruptaria)
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Menophra abruptaria, the waved umber, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1792. It is found in south-western North Africa, southern Europe and Anatolia; in the north, it is found from England to Switzerland, south-western Germany, Bangladesh . The wingspan is 36–42 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June. Normally, there is one generation per year, although there can be a partial second generation in summer.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum ovalifolium and Syringa vulgaris.
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A distinctive species, occurring reasonably commonly in the south of England and Wales, becoming scarcer into the northernmost English counties.
It inhabits woodland, parks and gardens, and flies in a single generation from April into June.
The larvae feed on garden privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium) and lilac (Syringa vulgaris).
Thursday, 21 March 2019
21-3-2019 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVED UMBER MOTH (Menophra abruptaria)
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Menophra abruptaria, the waved umber, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1792. It is found in south-western North Africa, southern Europe and Anatolia; in the north, it is found from England to Switzerland, south-western Germany, Bangladesh . The wingspan is 36–42 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June. Normally, there is one generation per year, although there can be a partial second generation in summer.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum ovalifolium and Syringa vulgaris.
A distinctive species, occurring reasonably commonly in the south of England and Wales, becoming scarcer into the northernmost English counties.
It inhabits woodland, parks and gardens, and flies in a single generation from April into June.
The larvae feed on garden privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium) and lilac (Syringa vulgaris).
Friday, 22 April 2016
13-4-2016 MONTE CORONA - WAVED UMBER MOTH (Menophra abruptaria)
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Menophra abruptaria, the waved umber, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1792. It is found in south-western North Africa, southern Europe and Anatolia; in the north, it is found from England to Switzerland and south-western Germany. The wingspan is 36–42 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June. Normally, there is one generation per year, although there can be a partial second generation in summer.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum ovalifolium and Syringa vulgaris.
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