Horisme aquata

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Horisme
Species:
H. aquata
Binomial name
Horisme aquata
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Geometra aquata Hubner, 1813
  • Phibalapteryx brisciacensis Dannehl, 1933

The wingspan is 15–27 mm.

The larvae feed on Pulsatilla species.[4]

Subspecies
  • Horisme aquata aquata
  • Horisme aquata kansuensis Sheljuzhko 1955
  • Horisme aquata wanquana Yang, 1978

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Horisme aquata (Hubner 1813)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "Horisme aquata (Hübner, 1813)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. "Taxonomy Browser: Horisme aquata". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  4. "1783 Cumbrian Umber (Horisme aquata) (Hübner, 1813) - (Geometridae / Larentiinae)". Hantsmoths. Retrieved February 6, 2020.


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