Common White Wave

Cabera pusaria

Common & widespread in Britain.

The Larva is elongate, with a rather flattened head is very variable -green with purplish brown or blackish dorsal spots sometimes vague, purplish-brown with white spots, or grey mixed with reddish, or sometimes yellowish.

The Larvae feeds on a number of trees & shrubs, including Alder, Aspen, Birch, Oak, Rowan & Willow.

The species overwinters as a pupa. 

This species has white wings, sometimes tinged with pink, slight grey dusted grey and with fine grey fascia (the first curved) on the forewing and two on the hindwing. 

One or two broods are produced each year and the Adults can be seen at any time from May to August.

This Moth flies at night and is attracted to light.