Rhodostrophia vibicaria ( Clerck, 1759 )

King, Gareth Edward & González-Estébanez, Félix Javier, 2015, Geometrid larvae of the Alpi Marittime Natural Park (district of Valdieri, Cuneo, Italy), with descriptions of the larvae of two Gnophini Pierce, 1914 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Geometridae), Zoosystema 37 (4), pp. 621-631 : 624

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2015n4a8
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scientific name	Rhodostrophia vibicaria ( Clerck, 1759 )
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Phalaena vibicaria Clerck, 1759 : pl. 3, fig. 2.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Larva (L5) 1.V.2010; San Lorenzo (845 m) resting on Poaceae stem alongside Sedum sp. and Astragalus sp. (Leguminosae) (♂ emerged, GEK & FJGE leg. et det. deposited MNCN); larva 2.V.2010 (L3) under mat of Lavandula sp. (Labiatae); Riserva Naturale Ginepro di Fenecia (did not survive); larva (L5) 28.V.2011; Ubac di Rugeral (1309 m); two larvae (L5); Sant’Anna di Valdieri; all three examples under Rumex scutatus (♂ 3744; deposited MRSN); larva (L5) 29.V.2011 between labiate and Rumex scutatus ; Lago della Rovina (1.546 m).

OTHER OBSERVATIONS. — Previously cited in the PNAM ( Baldizzone et al. 2005). The mature larvae sit exposed on low plants during daylight hours (Ebert & Steiner 2001), which is exactly how our material was taken. Rumex scutatus could well be the food-plant, since polygonales are mentioned generically in Hausmann (2004).