Waved Umber vs Elm Leafminer

Side-by-side species comparison

Waved Umber

A brown geometrid moth with distinctive wavy cross-lines. A common urban moth often found on walls and fences.

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One of the most common garden moths in urban areas, frequently resting on walls and fences during the day.

A sawfly whose larvae mine between the upper and lower surfaces of elm leaves. Mines appear as blotchy brown patches on foliage.

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Each larva creates a single blotch mine that can expand to cover half the leaf.