Epirrhoe rivata
White Tie- Labkrautspanner ( Epirrhoe rivata )
The White Tie- Labkrautspanner ( Epirrhoe rivata ), also called bushes Rain- cleaver blade tensioner, is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the tensioner ( Geometridae ).
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- 5.2 Literature
Features
Butterfly
The wingspan of the butterfly is 28 to 34 millimeters. The ground color of the forewings is creamy white. The root area is gray. The midfield is dark brown, blue-gray created in the center, provided with a black center and jagged outward. The broad white transverse band between the middle and Saumfeld contains no dark wavy line. The Saumfeld is dark gray-brown. The fringes are clearly spotted. The whitish hind wings show a small black middle spot and a gray-brown skirt portion.
Caterpillar
Adults caterpillars are light brown in color. On the back they show in the central area dark spots and dark brown caret whose tips are directed forward.
Similar Species
The gray -banded Labkrautspanner ( Epirrhoe alternata ) is on average smaller and distinguished by a dark wavy line in the white transverse fascia as well as weaker Pied fringe.
Geographical distribution and occurrence
The White Tie- Labkrautspanner is widely used in Europe, in the south to Armenia. In the Alps, he is still to be found at an altitude of 1500 meters. The species colonized many different habitats, these include deciduous and mixed forests and meadows, bushes and parklands.
Way of life
The diurnal and nocturnal moths fly in a first generation mainly from April to June and territory, in a second from July to September. They are mainly active in the day, at night they visit and artificial light sources. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of various Labkrautarten ( Galium ). The pupa overwinters, sometimes twice.
Endangering
The White Tie- Labkrautspanner comes in all German federal states numerous. On the red list of endangered species, he is classified as not at risk.