Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

willow beauty

on angiosperms, gymnosperms

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 2.v.2022 © Laurens van der Linde

another specimen

and another

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; Nerium; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Prunus domestica, spinosa; Quercus ilex, pyrenaica; Ribes; Rosa canina; Rubus idaeus; Rumex; Sorbus aucuparia; Syringa vulgaris; Taxus; 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

Cifuentes & Alcobendas (2008a), 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).