''Mesotype verberata'' is a
moth in the family
Geometridae first described by
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 ''
Entomologia Carniolica''.
Description
The
wingspan is 24–32 mm. Background color of the wings is whitish. Upperside of the forewings shows three to five, thin, gray-brown, wavy lines. The hindwings are whitish and show one or two indistinct transverse lines. At the base of all wings there are small black dots.
Biology
Adults are on wing mainly in June, July and August. They feed on the nectar of a number of flowers, including those of ''
Solidago virgaurea'', ''
Aconitum napellus
''Aconitum napellus'', monkshood, aconite, Venus' chariot or wolfsbane, is a species of highly toxic flowering plant in the genus ''Aconitum'' of the family Ranunculaceae, native and endemic to western and central Europe.
It is an herbaceous pere ...
'' and ''
Campanula rotundifolia''.
The larvae feed on various plants, including ''
Meum athamanticum
''Meum'' is a monotypic genus in the family Apiaceae. Its only species is ''Meum athamanticum'', a glabrous, highly aromatic (aroma compound), perennial plant. Common names in the UK include baldmoney, meu or meum, and spignel (also spikenel and ...
'' and ''
Prenanthes purpurea''. They can be found from April to June. The species overwinters as an egg.
Distribution
This species can be found mainly in the mountainous regions of
Central Europe, from
Spain through the
Alps and the
Balkan Peninsula
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
to
Western Asia.
''Fauna Europaea''
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References
External links
''Lepiforum e.V.''
Moths described in 1763
Perizomini
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
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