Rhodostrophia vibicaria

Rhodostrophia vibicaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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]

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)

References

1. "Rhodostrophia vibicaria (Clerck, 1759)". Fauna Europaea . 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
2. "Rhodostrophia vibicaria (Clerck, 1759)". Lepiforum (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2025.
3. "Common Pink-Barred (Rhodostrophia vibicaria)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
4. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Rhodostrophia vibicaria (Clerck, 1759)". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
5. Savela, Markku. "Rhodostrophia Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
6. "Rhodostrophia vibicaria (Clerck, 1759)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 12 March 2025.
7. "Rhodostrophia vibicaria" (in Dutch). De Vlinderstichting. Retrieved 12 March 2025.