Antroolopha pennigeraria (Hübner, [1813])


Antroolopha pennigeraria: Female (Provence, Rians, late May 2013) [N] Antroolopha pennigeraria: Female (Provence, Rians, late May 2013) [N] Antroolopha pennigeraria: Female (Provence, Rians, late May 2013) [N] Antroolopha pennigeraria: Female (Provence, Rians, late May 2013) [S] Antroolopha pennigeraria: Larva (Provence, April 2013, photo: Emmanuel Ruiz) Antroolopha pennigeraria: Larva (Provence, April 2013, photo: Emmanuel Ruiz) Antroolopha pennigeraria: Habitat in the Provence (Rians, May 2013) [N]

Host plants:
The larvae seem to be polyphagous. Literature gives Santolina, Thymus and Lavandula.

Habitat:
Antroolopha pennigeraria inhabits garrigue-like areas and similar dry-warm places with shrubs in altitudes between around 500 and 1500m asl.

Life cycle:
The moths occur between mid-May and July. They are active during the day. The larvae hibernate.

Remarks:
Antroolopha pennigeraria occurs quite sporadically from N-Africa across the Iberian Peninsula and Southern France to Northern Italy.