Agrochola meridionalis (Staudinger, 1871)

Host plants:
The larvae are polyphagous on herbs and scrub, but are often found on broom or gorse. I found all my larvae on these scrubs in edge position to open woodland.

Habitat:
Agrochola meridionalis inhabits scrub, heaths and sparse forests with broom, gorse and other bushes in the understory.

Life cycle:
The moths occur in autumn between September and November. The larvae are recorded in spring. I found them - still green - in the Spanish Sierra de Gredos in late April and early May in 1200-1700m by beating bushes. Supposedly the mature and brown larvae hide at the ground during daytime.

Remarks:
Agrochola meridionalis has an Atlanto-Mediterranean distribution from NW-Africa across Iberia and southern France to the westernmost Liguria (Italy).