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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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

References

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  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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