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Horisme vitalbata

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Small waved umber
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Horisme
Species:
H. vitalbata
Binomial name
Horisme vitalbata

Horisme vitalbata, the small waved umber, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It occurs in Europe.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The length of the forewings is 15–17 mm. The moths fly in two generations from May to June and again in August.[1]

The larvae feed on Clematis vitalba.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horisme vitalbata.
  • Kimber, Ian. "70.126 BF1781 Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  • Lepiforum e.V.
  • De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)


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