UKMoths Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria - Distribution map
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70.257 BF1936
Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria
(Thunberg, 1792)
Wingspan 36-42 mm.
A distinctive species, occurring reasonably commonly in the south of England and Wales, becoming scarcer into the northernmost English counties.
It inhabits woodland, parks and gardens, and flies in a single generation from April into June.
The larvae feed on garden privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium) and lilac (Syringa vulgaris).
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