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Rhodostrophia vibicaria

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMar 12, 2025
Entity authorityQ6585513 ↗
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Rhodostrophia vibicaria, the common pink-barred, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in the Palearctic realm, including North Africa and most of Europe.

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.

The larvae feed on various plants and shrubs, such as species of Cytisus, Genista, Prunus, Calluna, and Viscaria.

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This entry incorporates text from “Rhodostrophia vibicaria” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.