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).