Common Wave - Cabera exanthemata
Wingspan 30 to 35 mm. Superficially similar to the Common White Wave (C. pusaria), this species has a dusky sprinkling of brownish scales and the cross-lines are more curved.
It prefers damp woodland and marshy areas
Between May and August, with two broods in the south.
The larvae feed on Willow and Aspen.
It can be found fairly commonly throughout Britain. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident).
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
10 June 2014
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
25 June 2011
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
27 August 2014
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
22 June 2014
Ron.stevens
Broughton Astley
02 July 2011
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
29 August 2013
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Species profile
- Common names
- Common Wave
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 148
- First record:
- 01/01/1998 (Adrian Russell)
- Last record:
- 25/08/2025 (Wander, Adrian)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote
29 May 2014
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
27 August 2014
