Horisme aquata, the Cumbrian umber, is a moth of the family Geometridae. Jacob Hübner first used the scientific name in 1813.[1] It is found in Europe, where it has been recorded from Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine,[2] to Russia and China.[3]
| Horisme aquata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Horisme |
| Species: | H. aquata |
| Binomial name | |
| Horisme aquata (Hübner, 1813) | |
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The wingspan is 15–27 mm.
The larvae feed on Pulsatilla species.[4]
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