70.257 BF1936 – Waved Umber – Geometridae – Menophra abruptaria
Waved Umber – Geometridae – Ennominae – Menophra abruptaria – colour code •
STATUS – A resident species in Derbyshire but seems to be uncommon and thinly distributed, being confined mainly to the lowlands in the south and also the southern tip of the Coal Measures and the Magnesium Limestone areas of the county. A melanic form does occur.
ID POINTERS – This moth rests with wings lying flat to the surface so that the intricate patterning of creams and brown umber blotches, cross-bands and wavy cross-lines, act as an almost perfect camouflage. The fringes to the wings are scalloped and also wavy which, along with the umber brown patterning, is where the moth gets its name.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing April – June
IMAGES – Kings Newton and Melbounre, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison©
Waved Umber