Species Details

ABH: 70.111

BF: 1875

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Asthena albulata

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1767)

Vernacular: Small White Wave

Account: Common in ancient and mature broad-leaved woodland throughout much of the British Isles Distinguished from superficially similar species by small size and pure white ground colour. Larva feeds on Hazel, Hornbeam, Silver Birch, Downy Birch and Wild Rose, over-wintering as a pupa.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 20 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 Apr (2007) — 20 Aug (2005)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Betula sp. (a birch), Carpinus sp., Corylus sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/asthena-albulata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 246

Individuals: 136

Earliest Year: 1893

Latest Year: 2025

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