| Mesotype verberata (Scopoli, 1763) |
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Scientific name: Mesotype verberata (Scopoli, 1763) Common name: Other names: Other scientific name: Perizoma verberata. French name: Larentie rupestre Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Heterocera Family: Geometridae Subfamily: Larentiinae Wingspan: 24-32 mm. Biotope: Rocky places and mountain damp meadows, between altitudes of 1600 and 2300m. Geographic area: Southern and central Europe, western Asia, from north of Spain to the Alps, the Balkans and the Caucasus. Flight time: June to September. Number of generations : 1 Caterpillar: Dark green with an interrupted dorsal line bordered by two rows of yellowish spots. You can also distinguish one yellow sub dorsal line and two yellow lateral lines. Host plant: Many low growing plants and in particular the Baldmoney (Meum athamanticum) and the Purple Lettuce (Prenanthes purpurea). |
The fore wings of Mesotype verberata are a creamy white colour. They are crossed by 3 to 5 grey brown wavy lines, not always sharply marked. The central lines are sometimes touching at the middle of the wing. The hind wings are whitish and crossed by 1 or 2 weekly marked lines. Mesotype verberata over winters at the egg state. |
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I have observed this Mesotype verberata while I was hiking in the mountains of Belledonne, France. |
André Bon May 2017