Geometridae : Larentiinae
Barred Straw
GANDARITIS pyraliata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Barred Straw
GANDARITIS pyraliata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 33-38mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Channel Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia & Sicily) : Palearctic Region
UK Distribution: England,Wales,Isle of Man,Ireland & lowland Scotland - well distributed and frequent : Channel Isles - widespread and frequent
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Gardens : Hedgerows : Roadside Verges : Woodland Rides : Scrubby Grassland
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates among plant debris
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: Although this moth looks like the Spinach,both in forewing colour and resting posture the median fascia are different with this moth having faded off antemedian and postmedian lines half way across the wing whereas the similar species is constant.There is also a faint row of dots after the postmedian line which are missing in the similar species.Generally markings are stronger with the Spinach which also has chequered fringes along the termen.
The moth flies from dusk and is attracted to light.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Channel Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia & Sicily) : Palearctic Region
UK Distribution: England,Wales,Isle of Man,Ireland & lowland Scotland - well distributed and frequent : Channel Isles - widespread and frequent
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Geometra) pyraliata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Gandaritis flavata Moore, 1867
- Austria - near Vienna
Habitat: Gardens : Hedgerows : Roadside Verges : Woodland Rides : Scrubby Grassland
Similar Species -
- Spinach - Eulithis mellinata - (Fabricius, 1787)
Pupa: Pupates among plant debris
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: Although this moth looks like the Spinach,both in forewing colour and resting posture the median fascia are different with this moth having faded off antemedian and postmedian lines half way across the wing whereas the similar species is constant.There is also a faint row of dots after the postmedian line which are missing in the similar species.Generally markings are stronger with the Spinach which also has chequered fringes along the termen.
The moth flies from dusk and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Rubiaceae - Bedstraw Family
- Galium aparine - Goosegrass - Cleavers
- Galium boreale - Northern Bedstraw
- Galium glaucum - Waxy Bedstraw
- Galium mullugo - Hedge Bedstraw
- Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff
- Galium saxatile - Heath Bedstraw
- Galum verum - Lady's Bedstraw
Larval Food Plants
|
|
|
|
Taxonomy
|
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - GANDARITIS: Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: Forms: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Larentiinae Cidariini GANDARITIS Moore 1868 Gandaritis pyraliata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Gandaritis flavata Moore, 1867 - PHALAENA (Geometra) pyraliata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) = Eulithis pyraliata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 - Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.117 - n.1 - Austria - near Vienna - G.p.f.deleta Strand, 1903 - Traverse line faint |