Common wave: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common wave lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cabera exanthemata
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Geometridae

Where does the common wave live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common wave in 14 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the common wave?

The common wave (Cabera exanthemata) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Geometridae, genus Cabera. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common wave

The common wave (Cabera exanthemata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. 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. ab. arenosaria Haw. (= nogentina Th.-Mieg) is darker, more strongly dusted, the lines sometimes scarcely or not at all differentiated. ab. approximaria Haw. has the first two lines closely approximated, almost coalescent.ab.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common wave (revision 1365735479), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q902187 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).