Rhodostrophia vibicaria

Rhodostrophia vibicaria, the common pink-barred,^[3] is a moth of the family Geometridae.^[1][2][4][5] The species can be found in the Palearctic realm,^[6] including North Africa^[7] and most of Europe.^[1]

Rhodostrophia vibicaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Rhodostrophia
Species:	R. vibicaria
Binomial name
Rhodostrophia vibicaria (Clerck, 1759)
Synonyms[1][2]
Phalaena vibicaria Clerck, 1759 Phalaena cruentata Scopoli, 1763 Rhodostrophia minuta Heydemann, 1933

Description

The length of the forewings is 14–16 mm. In the Netherlands, the moths fly in one or two generations from the end of May to early September.^[7]

The larvae feed on various plants and shrubs, such as species of Cytisus, Genista, Prunus, Calluna,^[7] and Viscaria.^[5]

Subspecies

There are three subspecies:^[4][5]

• Rhodostrophia vibicaria vibicaria (Clerck, 1759)
• Rhodostrophia vibicaria strigata (Staudinger, 1871)
• Rhodostrophia vibicaria unicolorata (Staudinger, 1871)