Cream Wave - Scopula floslactata
Wingspan 29-33 mm. A fairly plain moth. Its creamy white wings have a scattering of dark scales and three or four distinct light or dark brown wavy cross lines. In Scotland there is a smaller, darker variety scotica.
It inhabits deciduous woodland and hedgerows.
The species is single-brooded, being on the wing in May and June.
The larvae feed on Dandelion and Knotgrass.
Local but widespread in Britain. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as local.
Fairly frequent but not common in Leicestershire & Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = B (scarce resident or restricted distribution or regular migrant)
Mark Skevington
Martinshaw Wood
09 June 2001
Mark Skevington
Pickworth Great Wood
01 May 2011
stepgray4
Cloud Wood
28 May 2021
martindgrimes
Clipsham
03 June 2018
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
30 May 2008
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Species profile
- Common names
- Cream Wave
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 09/06/2001 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 28/05/2021 (Gray, Stephen)
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