Asthena albulata

Asthena albulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Asthena
Species: A. albulata
Binomial name
Asthena albulata
(Hufnagel, 1767)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena albulata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Geometra candidata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775

The Small White Wave (Asthena albulata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from all of Europe and is also present in the Near East.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The ground color of the wings is white (silky in appearance). There are fine brown cross-lines across both fore and hindwings and a row of black dots along the margin of both wings. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from mid April to August.

The larvae feed on Corylus avellana, Betula and sometimes Carpinus betulus. Larvae can be found from May to September. It overwinters as a pupa.

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
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