70.277 BF1955 – Common White Wave – Geometridae – Cabera pusaria
Common White Wave – Geometridae – Ennominae – Cabera pusaria – colour code •
STATUS – Resident, widely distributed in Derbyshire and locally common, especially in birch woodland, with greatest numbers from the southern lowland areas of the county.
ID POINTERS – A white moth that can be confused with Common Wave. Look for the grey peppered markings across both wings and the fairly straight silvery-grey and diagonal cross-lines, 3 running through the forewing and two through the hind-wing.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing May – August
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison©
Common White Wave