Species Details

ABH: 70.257

BF: 1936

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Ennominae

Taxon: Menophra abruptaria

Authority: (Thunberg, 1792)

Vernacular: Waved Umber

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, parks and gardens throughout England, less commonly in the north. Larva feeds on Privet and Ash, 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: 36 — 42 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 28 Mar (2012) — 1 Aug (1984)

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

Foodplant: Ligustrum ovalifolium (Garden Privet), Syringa vulgaris (Lilac).

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/menophra-abruptaria/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 591

Individuals: 179

Earliest Year: 1884

Latest Year: 2025

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