Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Menophra abruptaria | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Menophra Rank Species | |
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Similar Menophra, Butterflies and moths, Parectropis similaria, Scopula imitaria, Peribatodes | ||
Menophra abruptaria, the waved umber, is a moth of the Geometridae family. 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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