70.278 Cabera exanthemata (Common Wave)
fw: 14-16mm; May-Oct; willows / sallows (Salix spp), poplars (Populus spp), alder (Alnus glutinosa); common in England, Wales and lowland Scotland
Cabera exanthemata (Common Wave) §2 male
ID: Similar to C.pusaria (Common White Wave). C.pusaria has 3 fairly straight silver-grey cross-lines on forewing; in C.exanthemata these lines are brown, curved and often indistinct.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 29/04/2011; male; fw 15.6mm
§2 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 15/05/2011; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 15/08/2015; male; fw 13.7mm; to light
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020; male; fw 13.9mm
§5 Loch Naver, Sutherland; 23/06/2021; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 15/05/2011; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 15/08/2015; male; fw 13.7mm; to light
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020; male; fw 13.9mm
§5 Loch Naver, Sutherland; 23/06/2021; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/03/2014 (§1-2) | §3 added 24/08/2015 | §4 added 18/01/2021 | §5 added 14/10/2021
