Cabera exanthemata — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

General Description

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A cream-coloured moth with fine, dark brown speckling and three (two on the hindwing) transverse lines. Looks like a slightly larger and duskier C. erythemaria, but lacks the yellow-tan overtones of erythemaria . Identification should be confirmed with genitalic structures, see McGuffin (1981). This species also occurs in Europe, where it is known as the Common Wave. 
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Distribution

Distribution

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Restricted to northwestern North America, occurring from Alaska south to Alberta and BC (McGuffin 1981). Also occurs in the Palaerctic region; the North American subspecies is bryantaria (Taylor).
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat

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Foothill and northern boreal forests.
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Trophic Strategy

Trophic Strategy

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Prentice (1963) reports 23 larval collections from willow (Salix spp.), and a single record from white birch (Betula payrifera).
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Life History and Behavior

Cyclicity

Cyclicity

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Adults fly in from June into late July.
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Life Cycle

Life Cycle

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In the Alberta foothills, adults fly from mid-afternoon until after dusk, and come to lights. The eggs are laid singly along the midrib of leaf undersides, hatching in 1-2 weeks. Mature larvae are yellow-green with dorsal and subdorsal stripes, pupae overwinter (McGuffin 1981).
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Cabera exanthemata

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 12 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
GWORG033-08|BC ZSM Lep 02853|Cabera exanthemata| ---------------------------------------ACTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCAGGAATAGTAGGAACATCATTA---AGTTTATTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAGGAAATCCAGGATCTTTAATCGGAGAT---GACCAAATTTATAATACTATTGTTACTGCACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAGTACCTTTAATA---CTTGGAGCTCCAGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTACTACCCCCTTCAATTACATTATTAATTTCTAGAAGAATTGTAGAAAACGGGGCAGGAACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTAATATTGCTCATGGAGGAAGTTCTGTTGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCAGGAATCTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATACGATTAAATAATCTTTCATTTGATCAAATACCTTTATTTGTATGAGCTGTAGGTATTACAGCATTTTTATTACTTTTATCATTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGA---GCTATTACAATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTTCATTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTCTTTATCAACATTTA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Cabera exanthemata

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 12
Species: 54
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

Conservation Status

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Not of concern
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Wikipedia

Common Wave

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The Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East.

The wings of this species are white, heavily spotted with tiny yellowish dots, which give it a buffish appearance. The wings are marked with narrow brown fascia, three on the forewing, two on the hindwing. The wingspan is 30-35 mm. One or two broods are produced each year and adults can be seen at any time between May and August [1]. This species flies at night and is attracted to light.

The larva, green with yellow rings and black and purple spots, feeds on alder, aspen, beech, birch and willow. The species overwinters as a pupa.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.

References

  • Chinery, Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
  • Skinner, Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984


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