Menophra abruptaria, the waved umber, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1792. It is found in south-western North Africa, southern Europe and Anatolia; in the north, it is found from England to Switzerland and south-western Germany. The wingspan is 36–42 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June. Normally, there is one generation per year, although there can be a partial second generation in summer.

Menophra abruptaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Menophra
Species:	M. abruptaria
Binomial name
Menophra abruptaria (Thunberg, 1792)
Synonyms
Phalaena abruptaria Thunberg, 1792

The larvae feed on Ligustrum ovalifolium and Syringa vulgaris.

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  Figs. 1,1a,1b Larvae in various stages
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  specimen, dorsal side
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  male specimen, ventral side
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• Waved umber at UKMoths
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
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