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.
| Small waved umber | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Horisme |
| Species: | H. vitalbata
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| Binomial name | |
| Horisme vitalbata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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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 edit
- ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links edit
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)