Geometridae : Sterrhinae
Cream Wave
SCOPULA (Calothysanis) floslactata (Haworth, 1809)
Subspecies
S.f.scotica Cockayne, 1951-N W Scotland
Cream Wave
SCOPULA (Calothysanis) floslactata (Haworth, 1809)
Subspecies
S.f.scotica Cockayne, 1951-N W Scotland
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Alternative Name: Yellowish White Small tensioner
Wingspan: 29-33mm
Worldwide Distribution: W Europe-extending to : Korea : China : Japan
UK Distribution: Generally distributed throughout,England,Wales and Ireland : Local in Scotland-f.scotia
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Broadleaved woodland rides : Gardens : Damp grassland : Hedgerows
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in loose earth in the spring
Overwinters as: Overwinters as a fully grown larva
Observations: The Cream Wave as the name suggests has a white cream background colour with fine black speckles across the wing and four or five wavy cross lines which are light brown or darker brown.
The moth hind wings are rounded with very small black discal spot which occurs on the forewings although these tend to be lighter.
The Scottish form of this moth f.scotia is shaped similar but is smaller and darker in colour with the black speckling thicker and much darker than the nominate form.
This form is more local in Scotland and generally found in the western half of the country.
The moth is resident in Britain although it is possible that migrating individual possible reach these shores.
Wingspan: 29-33mm
Worldwide Distribution: W Europe-extending to : Korea : China : Japan
UK Distribution: Generally distributed throughout,England,Wales and Ireland : Local in Scotland-f.scotia
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 31-101 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena floslactata Haworth 1809
- Phalaena paludata Linnaeus, 1767
- Not Specified
Habitat: Broadleaved woodland rides : Gardens : Damp grassland : Hedgerows
Similar Species -
- Lesser Cream Wave Scopula immutata Linnaeus, 1758
Pupa: Pupates in loose earth in the spring
Overwinters as: Overwinters as a fully grown larva
Observations: The Cream Wave as the name suggests has a white cream background colour with fine black speckles across the wing and four or five wavy cross lines which are light brown or darker brown.
The moth hind wings are rounded with very small black discal spot which occurs on the forewings although these tend to be lighter.
The Scottish form of this moth f.scotia is shaped similar but is smaller and darker in colour with the black speckling thicker and much darker than the nominate form.
This form is more local in Scotland and generally found in the western half of the country.
The moth is resident in Britain although it is possible that migrating individual possible reach these shores.
Subspecies
S.f. floslactata (Haworth, 1809) - Europe(not Scotland) to China - Nominate subspecies
S.f. floslactata (Haworth, 1809) - Europe(not Scotland) to China - Nominate subspecies
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster - Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Solidago virgaurea - Goldenrod
- Taraxacum officinale - Common Dandelion
- Solidago virgaurea - Goldenrod
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Alnus glutinosa - Alder
- Ericaceae - Heather Family
- Vaccinium myrtilus - Bilberry : Blue Whortleberry
- Fabaceae or Leguminosae - Pea - Bean Family
- Vicia sepium - Bush Vetch
- Fagaceae - Oak - Chestnut - Beech Family
- Fagus sylvatica - Beech
- Polygonaceae - Docks - Sorrels - Knotweeds - Smartweeds
- Polygonum aviculare - Postrate Knotweed
- Rumex acetosa - Common Sorrel
- Rosaceae - The Rose Family
- Filipendula ulmaria - Meadowsweet
- Rubiaceae - Bedstraw Family
- Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff
- Galium verum - Lady's Bedstraw
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Sterrhinae Scopulini SCOPULA Schrank, 1802 Calothysanis Hübner, [1823] Scopula (Calothysanis) floslactata (Haworth, 1809) - Phalaena paludata Linnaeus, 1767 - PHALAENA floslactata (Haworth 1809) = Scopula spataceata Scopoli, 1763 = Phalaena concatenata Hufnagel 1767 = Phalaena brunneata Goeze 1781 = Phalaena fulvostriata Goeze 1781 = Phalaena strigata Fourcroy 1785 = Phalaena fulvicans Fourcroy 1785 = Phalaena dentilinearia Borkhausen, 1794 = Geometra remutaria Hubner 1799 = Acidalia remutaria Hübner, 1799 = Phalaena cariata Schrank 1802 = Phalaena lactata Haworth 1809 = Phalaena sublactata Haworth 1809 = Scopula scotica Cockayne 1951 - = SCOPULA Schrank 1802-Genus = Glossotrophia Prout 1913 = Calothysanis Hübner 1823 = Ustocidalia Sterneck 1932 = Libanonia Hausmann 1993 = Glossotrophia Prout 1914 = Parenzanella Hausmann 1993 - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.351 - n.111 - Not Specified - S.f.f.exstirpata Fuchs, 1901-Cross-lines missing S.f.f.conjunctiva Prout, 1913-Basal & antemedial lines brown strip S.f.f.flavescens Lempke, 1949-Background colour yellowish S.f.f.anastomosaria Preissecker, 1923-Ante & postmedial lines touch S.f.f.quadripuncta Lempke, 1949-Small black spot on eack wing S.f.f.impuncta Lempke, 1949-Discal spot missing S.f.f.nigrolineata Reisser, 1961-Darker cross-lines - S.f.floslactata (Haworth, 1809) - Europe to China S.f.claudata Prout 1913 - Japan, Korea, Russia: Primorye and South S.f.scotica Cockayne, 1951 - Scotland |