Willow Beauty
Argyle beef tensioner ( Peribatodes rhomboidaria )
The Argyle beef tensioner ( Peribatodes rhomboidaria ), often also called Rhombenspanner, is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the tensioner ( Geometridae ).
- 6.1 Notes and references
- 6.2 Literature
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 32-40 millimeters and have gray and brown mottled wings. On the front wings they carry two dark transverse lines, which are unevenly thick and also partly interrupted. These are continued on the hind wings, are there but somewhat weaker. The males have strongly feathered sensor.
The caterpillars are up to 40 mm long and are gray to reddish brown. The dark side lines are double and the rather bright spot drawings on the back can make a diamond pattern.
Occurrence
The moths are common throughout Europe and live in diverse habitats such as forest edges and in parks, but also in the more open terrain. The frequency of type varies year -and area- wise strong.
Subspecies
- Peribatodes rhomboidaria rhomboidaria
- Peribatodes rhomboidaria sublutearia
Synonyms
- Boarmia corsicaria ( Saddle Werda, 1931)
- Boarmia defloraria ( Dannehl, 1928)
- Peribatodes dragone ( de Laever & Parenzan, 1985)
- Boarmia psoralaria ( Millière, 1885)
- Boarmia syritaurica ( Wehrli, 1931)
- Geometra rhomboidaria ( Denis & Schiffer Müller, 1775)
Way of life
Flight times and caterpillars
The Argyle beef tensioner is a generation in which flies from late July to late August. In climatically favored areas, rarely also form two generations. The caterpillars are found in August. Usually this winter, but rarely the doll.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed ( Crataegus sp. ) Of various species of deciduous trees, shrubs and low plants, such as hawthorn, blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), lilac (Syringa ) and ivy (Hedera sp. ).