Menophra abruptaria, the waved umber, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1792. It is found in south-western North Africa, southern Europe and Anatolia; in the north, it is found from England to Switzerland and south-western Germany. The wingspan is 36–42 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June. Normally, there is one generation per year, although there can be a partial second generation in summer.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Menophra |
| Species: | M. abruptaria
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| Menophra abruptaria (Thunberg, 1792)
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The larvae feed on Ligustrum ovalifolium and Syringa vulgaris.
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Figs. 1,1a,1b Larvae in various stages -
specimen, dorsal side -
male specimen, ventral side -
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