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Common White Wave
Cabera pusaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geometridae: Ennominae
1955 / 70.277
Photo © Melissa Banthorpe,  Chicksands Wood 15/05/2010

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Common Wave
Cabera exanthemata
Forewing: 15-17mm.
Flight: Two generations May-June. July-Aug.
Foodplant:   Downy and Silver Birch, Alder and sallows.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Bedfordshire status
Common resident

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 1 May to 31 August - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 21 (95%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1904.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
26/06/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
02/06/2024130TL12 - Luton (East), Pegsdon Hills
23/08/2023130SP92 - Leighton Buzzard, Totternhoe
23/08/2023130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
21/08/2023130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
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