Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

willow beauty

on angiosperms, gymnosperms

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

broadly polyphagous

Anthemis; berberis thunbergii; Betula; Calluna vulgaris; Carpinus; Cerastium tomentosum; Cirsium arvense; Clematis vitalba; Corylus; Crataegus monogyna; Cytisus scoparius, striatus; Daucus carota; Euonymus europaeus; Frangula alnus; Fraxinus; Galium; Genista tinctoria; Hedera helix; Helianthemum nummularium; Hypericum perforatum; Juniperus communis, oxycedrus, sabina; Lembotropis nigricans; Ligustrum vulgare; Lonicera pileata, tatarica; Malus; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Prunus domestica, spinosa; Quercus; Ribes; Rosa canina; Rubus idaeus; Sorbus aucuparia; Syringa vulgaris; Thymus serpyllum; Ulex europaeus; Vaccinium uliginosum.

phenology

Hibernation as larvae, sometimes as pupa.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Gomez de Aizpúrua, Lepiforum, Patočka, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Peribatodes rhomboidarius.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 2003a), Gomez de Aizpúrua (1987a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lechner & Ortner (1999a), Lepiforum (2021), Lévêque, Archaux & Faucheux (2012a), Nunes (2021a), Patočka (2004a), pyrgus.de (2023), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a), Weigt (1983a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).