Asthena albulata
Asthena albulata, the small white wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from all of Europe and is also present in the Near East.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Asthena |
| Species: | A. albulata |
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The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The ground color of the wings is white (silky in appearance). There are fine brown cross-lines across both forewings and hindwings and a row of black dots along the margin of both wings. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from mid-April to August.
The larvae feed on Corylus avellana, Betula and sometimes Carpinus betulus. Larvae can be found from May to September. It overwinters as a pupa.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Asthena albulata (Hufnagel 1767)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
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- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Lepiforum e.V.
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